Do you have a employee handbook? Because if you haven't been holding to the policies, you need to start. Sit her down, explain the policy, and lay out the consequences, whatever they are. Then follow through.

I'd go with the "lay down the law" route and tell her exactly what's required and expected ... or else. 18 is pretty young, and it sounds like she just isn't taking it seriously. She needs to know that her missing shifts constitute hardship for her coworkers. You wouldn't be doing her any favors by mollycoddling her —…

More than anything, I wish that I could somehow organize ALL women to not groom beyond average men's grooming standards for two entire months (NO makeup, no hair product, no hair arranging, no shaving, no special facewash, no wearing any clothing that needs extra care, no heeled shoes). Then maybe everyone who has an…

It might take me that long if I showered in the morning. But I hate dealing with wet hair so I always shower at night so it air dries and then just run a straightener over the wonky pieces in the morning. I bet a lot of that 40 minutes is blow-drying. And maybe ironing... I don't do that either haha.

Sure, part of the time is devoted to kid wrangling, but are a few things I'd like you to consider. Your low maintenance look is natural and cool now. In a few years it will be considered sloppy. People will let you know, in ways that are subtle and sometimes direct.

Yes - it's really hard to both survive in a man's world and fight the patriarchy. We are simultaneously told to smile and speak pleasantly and try harder and please our husbands and whatever, while also being blamed for the fact that we must do all these things.

Thanks for posting! I really appreciate hearing from people who have been on both sides of gender issues. It's a rare and very helpful perspective.

I can attest to the differences in costs. Pre transition, I'd buy all my stuff at Ulta. Premium face wash, face lotion, and age defying crap like Philosophy? Way more than anything in the premium men's aisle. I paid half the costs for men's targeted comparable products. Even at Target recently I paid only $4 each for…

Uh maybe I am wrong here but wouldn't frequent travel actually make you more likely to catch nasty bugs like ebola because it forces contact with a ton of strangers from widely disparate backgrounds? Especially if they're travelling internationally or doing things like staying in large comfortable hotels that tend to…

"Chivalrous" and "geeky" set off more alarm bells than his height, but being told to get over my heightism is also a red flag.

You have heightism! Send a picture and your height.

While I'm happy any time I see an effort being made to create more gender parity in moviemaking and entertainment, I kind of agree with you—I worry that Warner Bros. will want a pat on the back for hiring one woman to direct the female superhero movie that we've all been begging for, and then go back to making male…

Not gonna lie, I am INCREDIBLY worried about her acting. The promo pics we saw of her in her costume from Comic Con only filled me with dread. She looked more like a cheap Xena knock off than Diana.

"Honestly any of these women look like pretty rad options."

Oh, please let it not be Catherine Hardwick. That's the last thing this movie needs. Wonder Woman: from the director of Twilight.

I'm so worried about the Wonder Woman movie. If it's terrible, it may be many years until we see another female superhero film.

You okay? Need coffee or tea or something? All that hatred over kids who can't legally drive or vote. Relax.

I would think it is apparent that if your company supports ads from X and you write reviews of X, that the need to disclose that info would be redundant.

"You didn't say that you accept ad money from Insomniac before you reviewed Sunset Overdrive, scum!"

"Bro, was the giant flashing Insomniac banner at the top of the…

You're not really well-versed in reading comprehension, are you? Were did I say anything about "gamergate supporters".

Answer: never. I specifically and explicitly discussed the assholes who are threatening and doxxing.

I would have zero sympathy for any of these assholes that are threatening and doxxing people if they wound up with a bullet in the head. Literally zero sympathy. That might put the brakes on other people trying this shit.