Jenna and Karin take an opportunity to talk with their friend Naki this week. Can Karin get over her "issues" with management? How can we bridge the growing divide between law enforcement and the people? Is there a different definition of work-life balance that we missed in our previous discussion? Listen to find out! You can find Naki on Instagram at @brolanddeschain or her podcast/blog site @filteredthrufiction (give that podcast a listen, you maaaaay hear a familiar WFP co-host in the co-host seat there as well...) Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening!

What are the personal political beliefs of each of the Working Folk? Just kidding, we aren't going to tell you that... LOL... But we are going to talk about office politics, i.e. is it okay to hire or promote people based on just their connections? What if they can't follow through and actually do the job? When is it worth it to work "above" your pay grade, and when is it better just to toe the line and do only what's asked? Is there a benefit to both? What if people do bring up actual governmental politics? Is there a good way to avoid or shut down those kinds of conversations? Or is there a time and place to have them, even at work? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

What does mentorship mean in work and in life? Can you be a mentor without knowing? Can you be the one being mentored without realizing it? Who would the Working Folk ask to mentor them if they could ask anyone? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

Have we been playing too much Among Us or are we talking about IMPOSTER SYNDROME today? Jean, Karin, and Stephanie hash through this topic on today's episode. How many of us struggle with this idea that we aren't good enough to deserve the success we've garnered? Why is it so hard for so many of us to believe we are good enough? Is there a way out of imposter syndrome? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

What is work\life balance? Is it attainable or even definable? Which of the Working Folk feels like they've got it all figured out, and... do they really? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

Jean and Karin take an opportunity to talk with their friend Lindsay this week. Do you know anyone who chose their career at age 16 and is still doing it today? How much can a career change over the course of 20 years? How does work-life balance happen to someone in healthcare during a pandemic? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

Are you a goal setter? Or a goal hater? Which of the Working Folk have strong feelings about goals? Is there a difference between a goal and a New Year Resolution? Is goal-setting a personality trait? Listen to this episode to hear our thoughts as we say goodbye to 2020 and welcome in the new year with a habit a lot of people look forward to every year! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

The Working Folk are sharing Christmas gifts in today's shorter, holiday-themed, episode. We hope you join us for some love and laughter, and we even manage to talk about work for a hot minute! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening. And Happy Holidays! (PS we earn our explicit rating on this episode, so you better watch out, you better not cry, and you better not listen to this with sensitive ears listening!) ;)

What do you want to be when you grow up? What does it even mean to *be* a grown up? Are you a grown up already or are you still figuring that out? What did the Working Folk want to be when they grew up? Whose grandma was a trick rider? Listen to find out! Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

On today's episode, the Working Folk talk about things to be thankful for, sometimes small victories, and the importance of celebrating even when it's tough. How do you celebrate during a pandemic? What if you're an eternal optimist who's having a bit of a pessimistic "moment"? How do we do this? Listen to find out! (Hint: there's a lot of self-care, building others up, and dancing involved...) Please don't forget to rate and review our podcast on iTunes or wherever you're listening.