Now that my nephew is over 18 I've started making him the beneficiary of my life insurance. Not that it's a lot of money, but I figure he could use it. My funeral expenses are all pre-paid, so no one needs it for that.

The job is with an inventory taking service, so I'm thinking a skirt may go too far from looking like I'm okay with crawling around store rooms counting things (which I am, I kind of enjoy that sort of thing). For future reference, a jacket over a dress is more casual than a suit, I guess?

For future reference, a jacket over a dress is more casual than a suit, I guess?

Yeah, depending on the material/cut. A cardigan over a dress is certainly more casual than a suit. But there are suit sets which are dresses that come with a matching jacket, as well.

What Suela said.

The job is with an inventory taking service, so I'm thinking a skirt may go too far from looking like I'm okay with crawling around store rooms counting things

Oh yeah, if it's not a suit-y type job, I'd ratchet down how I'm thinking of "business casual."

business casual in my office is khakis and a polo shirt, but I would never wear that to an interview. Slacks with a cotton blouse and a cardigan.

I had two musical thoughts coming in to work today.

1) Touch of Grey should be re-arranged with strings as an Adele-style power anthem.

2) I feel strongly that Leon Redbone or someone who sounds like that needs to do a cover of Criminal.

I just emailed my cousin to let her know she's the secondary beneficiary on a life insurance policy I just bought. It was the weirdest thing, trying to figure out who to put after my mother! Hashtag single/no kids problems.

I haven't bothered with life insurance for that reason. My parents get my retirement fund if I pass away unexpectedly before them, and my closest cousins with any chance of outliving me are all better off than I am.

Smacks forhead.

I keep forgetting to change my benificiery and emergency contact because it sure isn't going to be Mom anymore.

I get life insurance through work which at least means if I get hit by a bus my brother and sister won't be saddled with an underwater mortgage, but more than that would be overkill with no (two-legged) dependents.

My insurance is for my mother too. I wonder if fathers feel put out.

I called HR/whoever to find out who nominated me for recognition awards, and it turns out that it was the developer that I bitch about all the time and my boss, both for the last big project I managed.

I'm exhaling a breath I didn't even know I was holding. Given that my boss was furious that we'd missed a date of June (that was made not by me, and not with any analysis) and the developer and I were at each other's throats (I had to ask other people to ask her to do stuff, because she stopped taking my suggestions), this is quite the double surprise. Huh.

But there are suit sets which are dresses that come with a matching jacket, as well.

According to my last recruiter, those might not be seen as the equivalent to a suit, although I think they're more formal in a way, since there are no unmatchy bits. The one they saw me in had a long jacket, down to mid thigh, but it was clearly the same fabric and patterns and those were quite demure, IMO. It was vintage 70s, but not bellbottoms for crying out loud. THIS IS LOS ANGELES! GIVE US FREE!

business casual

I would wear pants, a nice sweater, and dressy boots (ie not Uggs or combat looking boots).