Episode 118 | Post-Peak, Pre-Burnout (When to Quit)
Quitting in a blaze of glory is not the Ask Your Work Wife way. Quitting the Ask Your Work Wife way is knowing what you want, recognizing when you’ve got it, and quitting right after that. We call it…
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Wed 03 Jan 2024
Episode 117 | Keep It on the Plane
Welcome aboard the Corporate America plane — where everyone has competing interests, but you still have to work together. So figure out when to “keep it on the plane” and when to escalate (because th…
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Wed 27 Dec 2023
Episode 116 | Remember: You Are Always on Interview Footing.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve known your manager, how long you’ve been with the company, or how cool, fun, and fresh your company’s culture is — never forget: you are always on interview footing.
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Wed 20 Dec 2023
Episode 115 | "What Would You Like Me to Deprioritize in Order to Get That Done?"
Got a dotted line reporting situation? Cross-functional stakeholders who don’t follow process to make requests? A manager who doesn’t defend your time and priorities? It’s time to learn Vanessa’s fav…
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Wed 13 Dec 2023
Episode 114 | How to Work Yourself Out of a Job (and Why That's a Good Thing)
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: you always need to be working yourself out of a job. But what does that look like and how do you do it? In this episode, Vanessa & Holland walk you throu…
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Wed 06 Dec 2023
Episode 113 | Corporate America Dropouts: Look Before You Leap
Tired of working for “The Man”? Ready to just “do your own thing”? Sounds like you don’t know what you want. It’s time for you to figure out how to make “The Man” work for you.
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Wed 29 Nov 2023
Episode 112 | Corporate Gift Guide 2023
Gifting around the office can be thoughtful… OR… slightly weird and misguided. Take our hand and let’s get to the new year in one piece.
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Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 111 | Is It Me or Is My Coworker Trying to Be My Manager?
Ever had a coworker act like they’re your manager? That’s a problem for you.
It’s solvable, but spoiler alert: your coworker is kinda doing a great job.
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Wed 15 Nov 2023
Episode 110 | F*ck Mediocrity. Just Follow Up.
…in which Vanessa & Holland decide that mediocrity is not limited to average white men (and that not all average white men are mediocre!) — and encourage all Ask Your Work Wife women to follow the f*…
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Wed 08 Nov 2023
Episode 109 | How to Give a Performance Review
First time giving a performance review and your company has provided zero direction? We got you.
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Wed 01 Nov 2023
Episode 108 | How NOT to Be Corporate America's "Pick Me Girl"
Brown-nosers and Me Monsters are Corporate America’s “Pick Me Girls,” and they’re the worst. They get all the visibility (and, often, money) without making any impact.
So how do you get credit for y…
00:19:43 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Episode 107 | Okay, Boomer...?
If you look around and do some light math on your C-suite’s LinkedIns, is anyone older than 50? We didn’t think so.
That means there’s no one to blame and there’s no one coming to save you. You’re …
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Wed 18 Oct 2023
Episode 106 | The Goldilocks Test (a.k.a. When to Fire Someone)
There’s a very simple way to tell when it’s time to fire someone — which also shows you whether or not a team is functioning effectively. Here’s the test, and what to do about the results.
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Wed 11 Oct 2023
Episode 105 | Four Is the Shortest Quarter
If you’re planning for a full quarter’s worth of work in Q4, plan again — Q4 is Corporate America’s shortest quarter.
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Wed 04 Oct 2023
Episode 104 | Encouraged to Interview Internally? Congrats! You Got the Job
Internal promotions are the best kind of promotion inside Corporate America, so if you've just received an invitation to interview internally, take it, because the invitation is basically a job offer…
00:15:54 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Episode 103 | Changing Careers? Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond
When it comes to changing careers, you gotta start at the bottom. You can learn, burn, and level up quickly, and the best way to do that is in a small market (red feather boa optional).
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Wed 20 Sep 2023
Episode 102 | The Art of the Counter Offer
A.k.a. know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, and never forget what you want.
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Wed 13 Sep 2023
Episode 101 | Corporate America Is a Giant Group Project. Get Used to It.
Is your co-worker really your co-worker if they don’t actually…work? Spoiler alert: it doesn’t matter. Focus on keeping the main thing the main thing so you can make opportunity out of the chaos that…
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Wed 06 Sep 2023
Episode 100 | "I'm Just Here for the Bloopers"
Vanessa’s only here for the blooper content, and it shows.
Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife’s 100th episode, and happy (almost) 2nd birthday to us! Our gift to you: more behind the scenes than you may …
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Wed 30 Aug 2023
Episode 99 | Vendors Are Friends, Not Food
We’ve talked about how to handle vendors that won’t leave you alone (see Episode 96, a.k.a. Vanessa’s rant about “breakup emails”), but how do you let down gently a great vendor you just can’t work w…
00:20:11 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
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