Ask Your Work Wife

When it comes to changing careers, you gotta start at the bottom. You can learn, burn, and level up quickly, and the best way to do that is in a small market (red feather boa optional). Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and...

A.k.a. know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, and never forget what you want. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want. Email us your questi...

Is your co-worker really your co-worker if they don’t actually…work? Spoiler alert: it doesn’t matter. Focus on keeping the main thing the main thing so you can make opportunity out of the chaos that is Corporate America. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to intervi...

Vanessa’s only here for the blooper content, and it shows. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife’s 100th episode, and happy (almost) 2nd birthday to us! Our gift to you: more behind the scenes than you may have bargained for. You’re welcome. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quittin...

We’ve talked about how to handle vendors that won’t leave you alone (see Episode 96 , a.k.a. Vanessa’s rant about “breakup emails”), but how do you let down gently a great vendor you just can’t work with right now? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing t...

Went to a networking event and connected with an exec who wants you on his team? Well done! That’s why you go to these bullsh*t things! Here’s how to follow up. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about know...

Here’s just the TL;DR on executive communication (because that’s all that higher-ups care about): answer the question quickly, concisely, and with only as much context as they asked for. Hint: it’s giving Miranda Priestly. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interv...

To all sales people everywhere: Stop. Sending. Breakup emails.  You know the ones… It starts with a cold email. And then another one. And when you don’t respond — because you’re busy and giving a stranger your company’s money is weirdly *not* your highest priority — they send you a breakup email to rudely dump you, as if you ever had a relationship to begin with. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife...

There’s an art to getting exactly what you want out of an interview and negotiation process, especially when a relocation is involved. The Ask Your Work Wife way requires abundance, transparency, and never forgetting to just. be. chill. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quit...

Picture this: it’s been ten months since you were terminated, and the company is still asking you for passwords and access codes. Do you help them out? Charge for your time? Let it burn? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and...

Kicking a$$ and taking names is all well and good until you say something you shouldn’t or get too big for your britches. So figure out where your power ends, know your boundaries, and don’t make your CEO apologize for you. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to inter...

Mentors are one size fits one, so make sure you know why you’re seeking mentoring mentorship *and* that your chosen mentor can do the job. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the g...

So you’re about to start a new job and you run across the LinkedIn profile for the person who held your role before you. Do you reach out or let sleeping dogs lie? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about k...

You have a job interview on Friday, right in the middle of your current workday, AND it’s an hour away. What do you do? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get...

Women finally have the seat at the table. When you choose remote work, you’re giving up that seat.  …which means that if you want what’s best for your career, you do *not* want a remote job. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to re...

When your company makes a sudden but tiny change that’s hard to explain (like changing the packing color from lavender #1 to lavender #2), it’s probably not the result of customer research, insights, and a shift in strategy…it’s probably the result of someone’s giant ego. Don’t make the same mistakes they do. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real...

Working with external vendors is crucial in Corporate America. They can get your projects launched, keep you abreast of industry insights, and get you running faster than your competitors. But how do you handle vendor relationships, starting with that first cold email? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate A...

Three years into a role and bored out of your mind? Congratulations! Your job is on autopilot, and now it’s time to take a step back and make a choice: will I seek growth at work or in my personal life? Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiatin...

So you got laid off and need a new job. What should you do? A. Add the #opentowork banner to your LinkedIn profile picture. B. Post publicly on LinkedIn that you were laid off. C. None of the above. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to...

Pop quiz: is it okay to say, “I don’t know” in Corporate America?  If you don’t know, don’t worry — the Work Wives break it down and help you determine whether to keep or kill “I don’t know” in the workplace. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to...

If you know Ask Your Work Wife, you know that planning your next three moves is critical to getting what you want, and you also know that the Three Moves Framework from Episode 67 is how you do that.  But how do you know when you’re ready to shift from Move 1: The Foundation to Move 2: Iteration (the Rat Race)? In other words, how do you know you’re *ready to iterate*? Welcome to Ask Your Wor...

It’s a weird nuance of Corporate America that two titles may seem similar on the outside but are actually remarkably different on the inside. So whether you’re getting into Corporate America for the first time, coming back after a hiatus, or getting a new title for any reason, ask an expert on the inside what a title means instead of assuming you already know.  After all, if you know, you kno...

At Ask Your Work Wife, we believe that growth is inevitable when limiting beliefs are deconstructed. So if you find yourself too starstruck to network with influential people when the opportunity presents itself, check your limiting beliefs and realize: You can speak in any room you’re in. You are worthy of being there. You’re not too young (or too old). And you don’t have to bow to anyone. Welcom...

There’s a reason the Work Wives say you should always find a new job before quitting your current one: being in financial scarcity will f*ck you the f*ck up. The solution to financial scarcity lies in what Vanessa & Holland call Personal Finance Lite. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Coveri...

Beyoncé was right: there’s no such thing as being irreplaceable, especially in Corporate America. But what you can do is make yourself indispensable. Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rul...