Articles Written by:    JENNIFER MERRITT     

Missing Your Kid: Ways to Keep the Sadness At Bay

When my son was a baby, I worked less than 10 minutes from his day care center. If I missed him, I’d run over at lunch time to see him for 15-minutes–even if to watch him sleep–and only be gone from the office for 40 minutes max. But once we moved back ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  13 Aug 2008

Has the Sour Economy Soured Your Workplace?

As the story points out, when jobs and hiring seem scarce, companies wield more power. And with future rounds of layoffs looming over employees’ collective heads, bosses can be stingy with vacation, demand longer hours and even get away with some ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  6 Aug 2008

Top Secret: The Favorite Sitter’s Number

We all know, or have heard several earfuls about, how hard it is to find a babysitter that you really like. If you live in a neighborhood like mine — with lots of friendly families who seem inclined to help each other maneuver through the ins-and-outs ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  31 Jul 2008

Does the Boss’s Age Matter?

A story in Tuesday’s Journal gave some guidelines for working with a younger boss. These days, the story says, it’s far more common to have a boss who is a generation (or more) younger than you. It can be awkward, but, the story indicates that ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  30 Jul 2008

Do City Moms Have An Easier Time Returning to Work?

Is it easier to rejoin the workforce if you live in a city? An article in the August issue of Time Out NY: Kids (not yet available online) argues that staying home with your kids for a few years isn’t as much of a career-killer for city moms as it ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  25 Jul 2008
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Finding Free Time When the Kid’s Away, Harder Than Envisioned

Two weeks ago, my juggle was lightened a bit. Day care was closed and my husband and I made plans for our son to stay with his grandparents. We had grand ideas of how much easier the week would be. Wed have more home-cooked dinners together since we ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  23 Jul 2008
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Finding Free Time When the Kid’s Away, Harder Then Envisioned

Two weeks ago, my juggle was lightened a bit. Day care was closed and my husband and I made plans for our son to stay with his grandparents. We had grand ideas of how much easier the week would be. Wed have more home-cooked dinners together since we ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  23 Jul 2008

A New Worry: Finding and Monitoring Your Elderly Parent’s Caretaker

As the story says, “the trend toward home care has generally been hailed as a way to keep seniors happier and healthier, and at a lower cost, than they would be in an institutionalized setting. Non-medical home aides typically receive only $10 to $15 ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  17 Jul 2008

To Perfect the Family Vacation, Skip the Complete Togetherness

Some people might say vacation is time for complete togetherness, but we don’t do everything together in our normal lives. So, why force it on a vacation? In the past we’ve made the mistake of trying to make our time away all-family, all of the time. ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  10 Jul 2008

Should Workers Get Paid for BlackBerry Time?

Last week ABC News agreed to begin paying news employees for some of the time they spend using their BlackBerrys, according to the the New York Post. ABC is limited this new policy to work that goes beyond the routine — for substantive breaking-news ...

From JENNIFER MERRITT, Wall Street Journal,  25 Jun 2008

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