We’ve arrived at the end of S3! Join Sean and Tiffany for a recap of the last 2 years and how their relationship with work has changed thanks to (several) new jobs, starting this podcast, and the news in labor.

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Referenced during this episode: https://arbiteronline.com/2023/04/12/the-biggest-upcoming-supreme-court-cases-in-2023/ https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/ordersofthecourt/23

It's no secret that Tiffany and Sean work in the higher education industry. Combined, we have around 20 years of experience so we feel confident enough to come at our industry with a critical lens and tell you what is and isn't working - from actually going to school to working in the industry.
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We always advise checking in on who wrote an article you’re reading to see what their angle might be, but sometimes even sources we love (NYT, NPR) can write some truly bad material that sounds like it came straight out of the mouth of a CEO. Join us in a rage review of 5 such pieces of content as we break down why they’re terrible. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok and share your most rage-inducing CEO-voiced article with us at [email protected].

Articles we read/reference for this episode:

1. America, we have a problem. People aren't feeling engaged with their work: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1150816271/employee-engagement-gallup-survey-workers-hybrid-remote

2. Wowing the boss: being seen onsite is key, say 58% of workers: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wowing-boss-being-seen-onsite-important-say-58-workers-george-anders

3. Is Working From Home Really Working?: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/opinion/remote-work-salesforce-meta-working-from-home.html

4. Americans are becoming less productive, and that's a risk to the economy: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1126967875/quiet-quitting-productivity-workers-ennui-working-jobs

5. The Next Time You Want to Complain at Work, Do This Instead: https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-next-time-you-want-to-complain-at-work-do-this-instead

Sean and Tiffany have a love/hate relationship with social media just like they do with work. For better or for worse, though, it's how we live our lives so it’s important to understand what you’re seeing online as it relates to work and labor more broadly.

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Article we referenced: https://www.msn.com/en-ae/money/news/the-future-of-social-media-is-a-lot-less-social/ar-AA1a6imQ

As promised, Sean and Tiffany are looking to bring more voices onto the pod to share thoughts and ideas about what isn’t working and how we can survive despite that. This week they welcome Emily Denny: a friend and former colleague of Tiffany’s who manages to balance being a professional creative with maintaining personal creativity through her Substack (Food For Humans) among other endeavors. Learn what she thinks isn’t working and the two foods she simply will not use in her cooking.

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Don’t forget to subscribe to Emily’s Substack: Food For Humans and follow @mother.thyme on Instagram for “ideas for how to make the Sisyphean task of making dinner bring you joy rather than dread.” (But mainly not recipes.)

Sean and Tiffany take a deep dive into 3 recent examples of the problems that can arise when the relationship between government and business gets sticky. Spoiler alert: It ain’t pretty. We’re not anti-government, but we would really appreciate it if they did more for actual humans instead of being on the side of big business.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok and tell us what you think about the match made in hell here.

In case you’re new here, Sean and Tiffany know what it’s like to feel completely stuck in a job you hate with seemingly no way out. Fortunately, there is always a way out. Tune in for our best tips for what to do when you’re stuck.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok and tell us if we missed anything here.

We aren’t career coaches, but today we are playing career coaches on this podcast (sorta). Learn some of our best tips for how you can join the ranks of job hoppers like us who have had 6 jobs between two people over the last 2 years.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok and share your top job application tips here.

Sean and Tiffany discuss the “quiet” and “quiet-adjacent” work trends sweeping the nation’s employees. If you thought it was only “Quiet Quitting,” you’re in for a real trip. Sean and Tiffany discuss 6 trends that TikTok and journalists on the labor beat can’t seem to get enough of.

If only all of these trends were *actually* quiet. So we could all stop talking about them.

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Links from the episode

Rage Applying: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-know-rage-applying-andrew-seaman/

Quiet Firing: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-quiet-firing-get-ahead-by-linkedin-news/

Quiet Promoting: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/the-latest-quiet-trend-at-work-6143810/

Quiet Hiring: https://nypost.com/2023/02/26/forget-quiet-quitting-the-newest-trend-is-quiet-hiring/

Bare Minimum Mondays: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/bare-minimum-monday-marks-latest-quiet-quitting-trend/story?id=97493760

Quiet Thriving: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/14/youve-heard-quiet-quitting-now-try-quiet-thriving/

Welcome back loyal listeners! Sean and Tiffany return to share some (uncharacteristically) positive stories about something that *is* working: customer service! Listen in to some stories about great experiences, how you can (maybe) contribute to a better life for a worthy customer service rep in your life, and what you should always recommend if you fill out those surveys.PSA: It was our first time recording in a long time. Tiffany says “like” FAR TOO MUCH. She promises to work on that.

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