Women at Work

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What if one of your first assignments at a new job was to fire people? What should you do if the person leading a project you’re on isn’t giving clear direction, demands that you work nights and weekends, bristles at your feedback—and leadership tells you to fall in line? These are two of the five situations that Amy B and Amy G talk through in this episode. They offer advice to the women who wrote in with their questions, with the hope that it will help them and anyone who’s been in a similar situation, or might be one unfortunate day. 

Resources:

  • When You Work in a Male-Dominated Industry, from Women at Work
  • Begin with Trust,” by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
  • When You Have to Carry Out a Decision You Disagree With,” by Art Markman
  • A Tool to Help You Reach Your Goals in 4 Steps,” by Heidi Grant
  • Getting Along: My Coworker Is Sabotaging Me — and My Boss Won’t Help,” by Amy Gallo
  • How to Recover from a Toxic Job,” by Melody Wilding
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