Cubicle Confidential

Let’s talk about money. 

In this episode, Mary Abbajay & Chris DeSantis discuss why talking about money is so taboo and they answer listeners’ questions about how to get paid. If you want your work to show you the money, then this episode is for you.  

Exhausted in El Paso is frustrated because they are being paid less than their colleagues--how can they get what they are worth? Is this an example of gender pay disparity? 

First Time Raise in Racine asks for advice on how to ask for her first raise! Chris lays it out and tells Racine how to get their boss to show them money!

 Tentative About Transparency in Tucson is an HR manager who is tasked with implementing a pay transparency policy at their tech firm. Is this a good idea? How can organizations do pay transparency well? 

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It’s hard out there for working parents--especially for working mothers. Mary Abbajay and Chris DeSantis tackle listeners' questions about balancing the duties of parenthood with career goals. 

• "Bundle of Nerves" wants to know when the right time is to tell her boss that she is pregnant. 
• "Kid Proof" is annoyed that their boss’ kid is constantly derailing team meetings. 
• "Mom’s the Word" struggles with the uneven playing field at work between working mothers and working fathers. 

Chris DeSantis recommends these books to help working parents:

Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family by Anne Marie Slaughter

What Works for Women at Work by Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey.  

What Works, Gender Equality by Design by Iris Bonnet

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor by Sylvia Hewlett.

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In this special episode, Cubicle Confidential goes live to answer workplace questions from a bunch of lawyers! The Legal Counsel for Leadership Diversity invited Mary Abbajay & Chris De Santis to provide workplace and career advice to lawyers while playing the “Hybrid” workplace drinking game. What could go wrong?

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Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries! This week’s episode tackles tricky sensitive situations at work. What to do if…

• You are asked to be a sperm donor for a colleague…
• Your employee leaves you a pamphlet on “gay conversion therapy”…
• Your boss is trying to set you up with their niece…

What to do, what to do, what to do? What would YOU do?

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Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Are you ready to be your own boss? Are you trying to decide whether to go it alone or have a business partner? And, really, is it a bad idea to go into business with a family member? In this episode, Mary and Chris share their combined 56 years of entrepreneurship to answer listeners’ questions about starting their own businesses. 

• Seeking Autonomy in Austin wonders if she’s got what it takes to succeed on her own.
• Pondering Partnership in Pittsburgh is torn about whether to take on a business partner or not.
• Coffee Cousins in California wants to know if going into business with a family member is a good idea or not.

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#careeradvice #smallbusiness #Entrepreneurship #businessowners #selfemployed

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Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong? Like you were an outsider looking in? In this episode, Mary and Chris answer questions from listeners who feel rejected or left out.  

A young woman in Milwaukee feels ostracized from her childhood friends after landing an impressive corporate job.

 An experienced accounting professional in Durham has to play second fiddle to colleagues who are deemed “high potential” employees. 

And a first-year Associate in Boston finds herself the only person of diverse origins in a very white waspy law firm…

Warning: This episode contains heart, compassion, and humanity. Just saying.

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Welcome to Season Two!  In this episode, Chris and Mary tackle questions from listeners who want to improve their career prospects in the New Year. 

“Underutilized in Urbana” wants to know how to regain their favored role and responsibilities after a corporate reorganization. 

“There’s A New Sherriff in Towson” is a new manager and wants to hold his underperforming team accountable. 

“Looking Ahead in Loudon” wants her company to put up or shut up. 

Special offer: The first five people who email or tweet us, receive a free autographed copy of Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, And Succeed with Any Type of Boss!

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Chris and Mary challenge each other on their knowledge of workplace etiquette. Who will win?

They try to stump each other in areas such as declining requests, business meals, elevator etiquette, office gifts, exchanging business cards, making introductions, and much more! 

It’s the workplace Etiquette Battle Royale. Join us to test and hone your workplace etiquette.

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In this special episode of Cubicle Confidential Mary Abbajay and Chris De Santis were invited to answer viewers' questions live at the Non-Profit Symposium sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of CPAs.

The audience had questions about creating change, workplace culture, getting promoted, dealing with toxic bosses, and succeeding in a hybrid environment.

You can also view the video for this live event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhLBGK44x4&list=PLdzhjBjt3JooXHmnHQ6M4_HQCcmuduZJ9

Enjoy!

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