I’m not sure if I’d ever use this or not, but I’m fascinated with the website NiceCritic, “The Anonymous Way to Send a Helpful Message”. You can choose from nine different message categories, from personal hygiene to office behavior.
It’s meant to be used in social situations such as the workplace. school or neighborhood to give people constructive criticism, and I like the way the site emphasizes that it’s best to communicate face to face, but it still feels a bit passive-aggressive to me.
However, that trepidation isn’t keeping me from checking to see which messages are sent the most and …read more

Working Mother Magazine recently published the 2007 100 Best Companies.
It’s a popular list, but, lately, there’s been a big buzz surrounding it, and, working parents are wondering if these companies really are the “best”.
An article in Time Magazine questions how some of these employers received this honor, and, it boils down to it being in the name of PR and advertising dollars.
At Parentopia, Devra suggests that the list is more of an advertising benefit than a service, and, that the magazine should fully disclose how a company gets on the list.
Susan at Working Moms Against Guilt emphasizes that many of …read more