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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down the steps you should take when you’re feeling like you want to quit your job. Instead of immediately rage-quitting, follow Kaila and Kyle’s thoughtful framework for what you can do to ensure that if you do ultimately leave your job, you’ll be doing so in the most thoughtful way that won’t harm the rest of your career.

00:00 Intro

00:23 Kaila’s best quitting story

04:02 The reason for this episode

06:27 A framework to use when thinking about quitting your job

13:29 After you’ve done what you can to make your current job work

17:35 How to avoid sounding desperate in an interview when you don’t already have a job

19:46 A time Kaila got a competitive offer 

23:31 Recap

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle explore the question: would you give up work-life balance for your dream job? They also analyze the viral Khosla Ventures Chief of Staff job description, and discuss what makes for a perfect job description. 

00:00 Intro

00:57 Why Kyle rejects the concept of “work-life balance”

05:10 Khosla Ventures Chief of Staff job description

09:21 Kaila and Kyle’s thoughts on the Khosla Ventures Chief of Staff job description

15:20 Another interesting detail of the Khosla Ventures job description

19:26 The take away for hiring managers

23:28 An important thing to be mindful of when interviewing candidates

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle detail some of the most horrifying (and unfortunately true) work experiences from listeners and friends, and discuss what they would do if they faced the same situation. 

00:00 Intro

00:51 Corporate Horror Story #1: Getting iced out at work

04:43 What would you do in situation #1?

12:02 Corporate Horror Story #2: Maternity leave drama

17:43 Corporate Horror Story #3: Wildly uncomfortable office dynamics

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the potential career pitfalls of working at a successful company, and how to avoid the “trap of success” when you do. 

00:00 Intro

03:53 Kaila’s experience of leaning on Morning Brew’s success

06:52 Why it’s easy to get lazy at a successful company

09:19 The traps to be aware of at a successful company

14:45 How potential employers should analyze candidates from successful companies

16:56 Discussing the trap of success

22:51 A final note on the trap of success

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Morning Brew Daily hosts Neal Freyman and Toby Howell for a funny and insightful conversation around millennials at work—the stereotypes, the myths, the areas of strength and the areas that could use some improvement. 

00:00 Intro

01:12 What distinguishes millennials from Gen Z

07:57 Millennial myth: millennials are job hoppers

11:36 Millennial myth: millennials seek careers with purpose

15:08 Millennial myth: millennials need praise

18:39 Millennial myth: millennials are too soft as managers

24:07 Lightning Round

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into Kaila’s theory that we’re seeing the “enshittification” of work, and how it is impacting the job market, college, and the career ladder. Listen to hear them explain the theory, and discuss what you as either a job-holder or job-seeker can do about it.

00:00 Intro

01:24 Where the inspiration for this topic came from

05:13 What we mean by “enshittification”

11:13 The promise we were sold of college

15:49 The “planned obsolescence” of the career ladder

18:50 The messiness of the job market

25:54 Advice for navigating the “enshittification” of work

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Morning Brew creators Annie Bennett and Meg Baniewicz to talk about Gen Z and work—the stereotypes, myths, truths, and how they REALLY feel about all of it. 

00:00 Intro

01:44 How Annie and Meg come up with work-based sketch ideas

04:40 The work life themes resonating with people right now (beyond AI)

09:16 The technological shift that defines Gen Z

12:18 Has the role of the office changed for Gen Z?

15:34 Is Gen Z trying to “act their wage”?

23:22 Lightning Round

This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE.

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down a 5-step plan on how to make the most of the last 100 days of the year, and how to not only achieve your goals, but also improve upon them.

00:00 Intro

01:33 The inspiration for this episode

04:26 Why we made the Last 100 Days of the Year plan

06:26 Step 1 

09:51 Step 2

11:23 Step 3 

13:07 Step 4 

16:32 Step 5 

18:23 Preparing to start the Last 100 Days of the Year plan

This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE.

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the idea of “executive presence”—what it is and is NOT, why it can be harmful, and how to either adopt or navigate around it in order to move forward in your career.

00:00 Intro

02:05 The problem with the idea of “executive presence” 

07:27 The chicken or egg problem

10:31 Game: Executive Presence or Executive Privilege?

16:59 Listener email about executive presence

20:09 Amanda Goetz’s KUBA framework

22:53 How to handle it if someone tells you that you don’t have executive presence

This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE.

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about the habits they’ve observed in the most effective and successful leaders they know, and how to incorporate them into your own work life. (And let’s just say a few of them are a bit controversial.)

00:00 Intro

02:31 Habit #1 

08:50 Habit #2 

12:38 Habit #3 

17:59 Habit #4 

21:18 Habit #5 

24:32 Habit #6

This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE.

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!