by Vikki | Feb 1, 2023 | Career Advice, Musings, Resilience, Strengths
Today is February 1, 2023. I retired from my High Tech Corporate job yesterday after 31.5 years. It is a large corporation, and I grew up there. I had a few other jobs before I started in 1991; however, they were co-op (intern) positions or gigs. Leaving my first...
by Nina Hambleton | Feb 14, 2021 | Career Advice, Musings
“What Would You Do For Free?” Back in early 2012, I met with a mentee who first came to me through a referral from a friend in HR. When I first met “Jane”, she was waiting for me in a conference room. She was half under a table. Don’t get me...
by Nina Hambleton | Nov 26, 2020 | DE & I, Musings, Uncategorized
Inclusion – What it Means to Me Eleven years ago, Feb 6 fell on a Friday. That’s the day of the accident that left me permanently disabled. Every day I get up and hobble to the bathroom making sure to put my foot all the way down so I don’t trip or fall....
by Nina Hambleton | May 20, 2020 | Career Advice, Change, Musings
For many years, I have heard others say ‘there is no such thing as a stupid question.’ I have said this to new hires as they join, and I see their hesitancy to ask me or other people questions. The statement is intended to put people at ease so they will...
