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The perils and pitfalls of the office tea round

May 24, 2017 By Ellen

Just your cup of tea, from ajft via flickr “Would you like a cup of tea?” “How nice, yes please. Just milk.” A perfectly ordinary exchange, like millions heard in offices up and down the country. But don’t be fooled – behind these 12 innocent words is a complex web of social obligation and potential […]

Filed Under: coffee, manners, other things I have learned, rota, tea, work Tagged With: coffee, freelance, humour, office, tea, work

How to get the rest of the family to do their share of the chores

May 6, 2013 By Ellen

The rota has landed.  Something has been amiss in the Palace of Bundance for some time now. There has been an imbalance in the domestic effort – fairness matrix. In other words, I’m doing all the flipping work and I’m tired of it.  I pondered the matter from a feminist point of view for a […]

Filed Under: feminism, housework, rota, sexism, tidy

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