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Does anyone have tips on travelling with scent allergies? Husband and I are on a transcontinental road trip, and are having problems with hotels that use room deodorizer and scented cleaners. These give him migraine headaches. On previous trips, he has resorted to sleeping on the bathroom...

A week Monday I will announce my retirement after 25 years of work, and after two years in my current position. I have 46 staff, of whom 26 work from home three days a week. I won't say that I am close to many of the staff, as I usually work through their managers, but I think they do like me as...

For the first time in my career, I called in sick when I wasn't sick. I use few sick days, and am cheesed off about the expected bonus (or lack of). When I saw my calendar had not a single meeting in it, I decided to take the day for myself. Oh, I did handle email during the day, and I called in...

I think about this evey time is see the OMY (one more year) acronym. I am in a very fortunate position, so this is not a complaint, but an issue I am struggling with. A number of years ago, after I got through a multi-year lawsuit and could finally begin to plan concretely for retirement, I...

I expect that many retirees here were like I am now: in a position of some authority/prestige, doing work that was professionally fulfilling, and to some degree defining themselves by their jobs -- "I am a _________". I have read enough here to know not to worry about missing that feeling of...