Dear Work Wives

By Adrienne Dorison, Emily Doyle

We’re Adrienne Dorison and Emily Doyle, boss/employee turned bffs, and we’ve spent the last 5 years working with 1000s of entrepreneurs to transform their operations through efficiency. Along the way ... more

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How many episodes does Dear Work Wives have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.

Dear Work Wives episodes:

April 30, 2024 59. The Update We've All Been Waiting For
Welcome Back, Work Wives... do you have a minute?

After our episode last week, and some direct but honest conversations between us, we have a brief update on our plans for the Dear Work Wives podcast.

TLDR: We're taking a little pause. We're NOT done talking about toxic work cultures, but we need a breather to strategize how to have these conversations most effectively.

So we won't see you next Tuesday, but we'll be back!

In the meantime, be sure to submit all of your stories at www.dearworkwives.com!
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5min
April 23, 202458. Inside A Surprise Dear Work Wives 1:1 Meeting
Welcome back, Work Wives!

We're throwing the entire script in the trash for this episode, and instead, you're going to sit in for an impromptu 1:1 meeting between us about the future of Dear Work Wives, and our own working dynamics lately.
If you're curious about our Dear Work Wives discussion... skip to 19:52.
If you want to watch us resolve a conflict LIVE and completely unplanned, skip to 27:39.

And if you really want to watch us get to the root of why this call went slightly sideways, jump to 40:36

We've never aired anything like this episode, so it's fitting it's also the one where we're discussing the future of the podcast!

Be sure to let us know what you think!
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46min
April 16, 202457. The Role of Managers in Employee Mental Health
Welcome back, Work Wives!
We start this episode by discussing this article from Fast Company based on survey results from Headspace that outlines why and how workplace stress is leading to more and more divorces for Gen-X.

Today's stories stay on the theme of how work impacts your home life:
Should you tell your brand new boss that your parent just died even if you aren't looking for bereavement time? (32:00)

Advice for changing careers after having children. (37:13)

Our thoughts on whether it's possible to find a high-paying job with low stress and lots of flexibility? (43:29)

If you have your own work stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!
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55min
April 09, 202456. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Welcome back, Work Wives!
Adrienne is filling us in on why she wants to be the #2 girl in the group today as she attempts to juggle a full workload without childcare.

Today's stories:
Should you confront a coworker who lied to your supervisor and threw you under the bus? (18:15)

Advice for coping with imposter syndrome in your professional life. (12:57)

Dealing with a boss who wants their remote employee to send hourly updates! (27:21)

If you want to learn more about working with us in the How To CEO program, visit www.learnhowtoceo.com!

If you have your own work stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!
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37min
April 02, 202455. How To CEO
Welcome back, Work Wives!
Remember at the end of last year when Adrienne said she wanted to get back into journaling? Yeah... neither did she! But it made for some good laughs about goal-setting at the top of the episode.

Today's stories:
How to keep your cool as a leader when your team seemingly won't follow processes. (11:31)

How to have tough conversations, especially when you've been avoiding problems for a long time. (21:36)

Advice for dealing with people with a "you're not my boss" attitude. (28:48)

If you're interested in learning more about working with us in the How To CEO program, visit www.learnhowtoceo.com!

If you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!
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39min
March 26, 202454. Get Us Out Of This Funk!
Welcome back, Work Wives!
Not going to lie, the post-vacation blues + a heavy workload have put us in a FUNK today, but maybe talking about the dramas and misfortunes of others will make us feel better... right?

Today's stories:
How to move forward after getting busted constantly being on your phone (08:24)

A manager who freaked out over a task being completed 40 minutes after the due date (19:12)

Tips for transitioning from entrepreneurship to becoming an employee (27:59)
Plus a little bonus chitchat at the end of the episode about a parenting hack we're both excited to try!

If you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!
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44min
March 19, 202453. Yay or Nay on These Workplace Policies?
Welcome back, Work Wives!
We're celebrating Adrienne's birthday today by trying to find things. to disagree about, like:
"Video On" policies for remote teams (02:08)

Quitting your job because you don't align with the values of your leaders. (13:41)

Comparing your current team to past employees (22:18)

Workplace uniform policies (25:59)

You'll have to listen to the episode to see if we managed to disagree about anything, and if you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com

Also, if you want to learn more about the adult summer camp we're hosting this October visit www.campclockwork.com for more details!
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35min
March 12, 2024 52. This Meeting Could NOT Have Been An Email
This meeting is now in progress, Work Wives, and I promise it could not have been an email!
Today we're talking about the good, bad, (and ugly) when it comes to meetings.
And we also have 4 stories for you:
1) A boss that schedules "urgent" meetings just minutes before lunch and the end of the day. (23:06)
2) A director who uses meetings as a task management system. (29:00)
3) An employee who is self-conscious about not having anything to contribute during a meeting. (31:52)
4) A COO who wants a manager to record and share all of their 1:1's with their direct reports. (35:32)
If you liked what you heard today, please be sure to give us a follow and share this episode with a friend!
If you have your own horror story to share, we are always looking for submissions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dearworkwives.com
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44min
March 05, 2024 51. Why a Lack of Communication Leads to Workplace Chaos
Welcome back, Work Wives!
We start off discussing a TikTok that broke both of our hearts and take a quick detour to discuss some Bravo Drama that's been taking up way too much space in our brains.
Our theme in this episode is communication. We talk about:
1) An irritating boss who keeps delegating tasks and then taking them back in less than a day (24:11)
2) Some drama after a team member ghosted on their team and dropped the ball (32:40)
3) How to better handle a boss who won't train their team member in the way they're requesting to be trained (42:48)
If you liked what you heard today, please be sure to give us a follow and share this episode with a friend!
If you have your own horror story to share, we are always looking for submissions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dearworkwives.com
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51min
February 27, 2024 50. Is Unlimited PTO A Trap?
Welcome to our 50th episode, Work Wives!!
Today we're talking allllll about PTO (paid time off), a very hot topic these days with the growing popularity of unlimited PTO.
Today's 3 stories:
1) A boss with unreasonable demands refusing to approve a time off request. (32:54)
2) Should you have to find your own coverage when you make a PTO request far enough in advance? (37:21)
3) How much time can you theoretically take when you have unlimited PTO? (40:49)
If you liked what you heard today, please be sure to give us a follow and share this episode with a friend!
If you have your own horror story to share, we are always looking for submissions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dearworkwives.com
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50min

FAQs about Dear Work Wives:

How many episodes does Dear Work Wives have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.