Michael went in with a "healthy dose of skepticism" under the Biden adminstration though he believed the work was valuable. Then came the November election and DOGE. 

What's a career coach do? How does one help you? When do you need a career coach? What should you say about that time you got fired?

Anne was a pioneer for women in the field. "It was a constant battle being accepted." Learn more about Anne on her website.

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Christian's job was literally to make federal government processes more effective or, you know, efficient. Then DOGE came along. 

Learn more about 18F and the work they did here.

Christine was not shy about telling off The Man for making tech support worse. 

Amy and Pam ask the important questions like... How do you fuck up being a mermaid? 

Pam gets the axe from her copywriting job, says eff that noise, and...  starts a podcast? What? Featuring CANNED's behind the scene enabler and producer, Amy Guth as this week's guest host. 

Amber wasn't even on company time. She was literally off the clock. And she got the axe anyway. 

Also, hey, here's that Antiwork Reddit Sub we mention at the intro. Fun fact, my former project manager is the one who turned me on to Antiwork. I miss him every day, working with him was great. When your project manager is an antiwork guy, you know you're on the right team. 

Dylan is going to make it through this year if it kills him. 

Jez Stewart from Prospect (a union that represents 157,000 workers in the UK) takes us through what a union does and why we want to be part of one.