Corporate Crash Out

We’re connecting the dots between The Wolf of Wall Street’s coke-fueled capitalism 💸 and Parks and Rec’s government-employee chaos 🗂️ — because somehow, both explain your burnout.
In this episode, we deep-dive into:
why The Big Short is just econ class with memes
how The Office became the blueprint for surviving meetings
and why Gen Z’s “short attention span” might actually be an HR survival instinct
Basically, it’s movie night meets existential crisis. 🍿
If Gordon Gekko and Jim Halpert shared a LinkedIn post, this is it

From teaching spin classes to flipping finds on Poshmark to secret shopping, Gen Z professionals are turning their “after hours” into serious side income. In this episode, we dive into the side hustles that are redefining what it means to work outside the 9-to-5 — and how people are balancing their corporate careers with their entrepreneurial grind.

This week we’re leaning into spooky season with the IT scaries. From crashing Wi-Fi to ghosted Zoom invites, we’re breaking down the tech at work that haunts us — and the tools we secretly love. Whether it’s Teams giving you nightmares or Slack being your saving grace, we’re swapping corporate horror stories and IT tricks (with a few treats). Tune in for laughs, relatable chaos, and maybe a survival tip or two for your next workplace tech meltdown.

Forget the quarterly report — everyone’s stressed about their fantasy football lineup. This week we break down how office productivity takes a nosedive once the draft board goes up. But it’s not all touchdowns: we’re also talking about the Nestlé CEO scandal that’s got corporate ethics on blast, and the weirdest, most unnecessary jobs we’ve spotted in the workplace.

Covid rates are creeping back up, the job market feels like a bad game of musical chairs, and now AI is gunning for both your 9-to-5 and your favorite influencers’ brand deals. In this episode, we crash out on all the chaos: what another Covid wave means for corporate life, why the job hunt is giving “survival mode,” and how AI might replace both accountants and Instagram it-girls. Buckle up—because if the economy doesn’t get you, the algorithm just might.

In this episode, we break down the jump scares of the interview world: the types of interviews you’ll face, the questions that make you want to black out, and the pet peeves that haunt both sides of the table. From panel interviews that feel like a courtroom to the dreaded “tell me about yourself,” we’ve got stories, laughs, and survival tips to help you dodge the chaos.

Ready to land that job or internship without having a meltdown at 11:59 PM? In this episode, we spill the tea on when to actually apply (spoiler: earlier than you think), how to keep your deadlines straight, and the easiest ways to stay organized so you don’t ghost your own career goals. From spreadsheet hacks to calendar tricks, we’ll help you turn the chaos of applications into a well-timed power move.

This week we're taking you inside the cubicle — literally. From passive-aggressive desk signs to questionable décor choices, we break down what it's really like to work in an open office. We talk about the types of coworkers you'll meet in the wild (hi, standing desk guy), how to survive the workday with your sanity intact, and the unspoken rules of cubicle life.

Before LinkedIn, there was Katie’s 5th grade acting resumé. In this episode, we start with the delusional origins of our first-ever CVs and dive into the world of real resumés: what actually works, what screams unhinged, and how to spin your experiences when you feel like you don’t have any.

From billion-dollar frauds to quiet cover-ups, we break down the juiciest stories of C-suite executives who flew too close to the golden parachute. We also expose which corporate functions are most (and least) likely to cheat—because let’s be real, not all departments play by the same rules.