by Annie Scott March 16, 2008 Adult softball? I stood with my coworkers trying to decide whether to make up an excuse or agree to help them avoid forfeiting the next day’s game. Playing as an alternate on our office team sounded like potential fun and a good way to bond with new coworkers, but [...]

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by Annie Scott February 16, 2008 New power pantsuit? Check. New feet-squeezing heels good for clacking importantly on marble? Check. Combination of take-no-b.s. attitude and sure, I’ll-make-those-copies! smile? Um…yes, check. Time to embark on my first day of work as a Hill intern. Yikes. Waiting for the Metro to come to a screeching stop, and [...]

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by Annie Scott January 16, 2008 It was easy to get excited about my decision to enter the world referred to simply as “The Hill.” Coming from the government contractor arena, Capitol Hill seemed like the epicenter of all the action I was dying to experience. There was just one minor problem — how in [...]

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by Annie Scott December 16, 2007 The new job — the first salaried, post-college employment — was in full swing, and I was beginning to learn what a consultant actually does. As an “associate” at a firm in the Washington, D.C. area, I worked under a federal program that seemed like a golden opportunity to [...]

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