Dear Work Wives

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...

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, s...

Welcome back, Work Wives! We start this episode by discussing t his 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 bere...

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 remo...

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 be...

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...

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...

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 emp...

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 ghos...

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 y...

Welcome back, work wives! At the top of the episode, we have a lot of thoughts about "job-hunting" and "jumpy resumés" to share. Then we dive into today's 3 stories: 1) How to hold interviews for your company when you're actually miserable there. (20:50) 2) A female auto technician who had the most awkward interview with a man. (27:06) 3) How to combat corporate burnout...

Welcome back, work wives! We start today's episode by discussing the "death of hustle culture" as laid out in this article . Then we dive into today's 3 stories: 1) How to maintain your sanity and joy when life is feeling so dark and gloomy in the winter. (16:20) 2) A job interview requirement that is crossing the line. (25:24) 3) Our advice for how to talk to your boss about a p...

Welcome back, work wives! Today we're discussing: 1) The double-edged sword that is "unlimited time off". (15:29) 2) A toxic boss that keeps telling his employee they are terrible at their job and should resign. (25:38) 3) If you have to use your personal device to answer work emails when you aren't scheduled to work or getting paid! (29:06) If you liked what you heard today, ple...

Welcome back, work wives! We start today discussing the most recent company to find itself in a completely self-induced PR nightmare... Kyte Babe. We're also discussing: 1- An employee who is being ghosted by her manager... to the point of being removed from the team group chat! (27:38) 2- What to do when you accidentally see your co-workers trash-talking you when they share their screen. (32:...

Welcome back, work wives! Our favorite game is back... Workplace This or That! Do you work in silence or with music? Order or make lunch? Clean or messy desk! These never get old and we want to hear yours! We're also discussing: 1- How to deal with everyone stopping by your desk to chat all the time! (16:00) 2- Is it inappropriate to be expected to clean the office bathroom? (19:58) 3- A manag...

Welcome back, work wives! The great Boomer retirement... well boom, is right around the corner, so of course we had to start today's episode talking about what that means for the rest of us! We're also discussing: 1- How to take time off for personal emergencies at work. (17:00) 2- Whether you should address a coworker you can't trust and the best way to approach a potential conversati...

Welcome back, work wives! We're settling into 2024 for our second episode of the year we want to know... what's the most subtle toxic behavior you've had to endure at work? We're also discussing: 1- How to escape a manager that talks too much (27:07) 2- A salty manager who is giving their employee the cold shoulder just because they dressed nicely for a work function (33:21) 3- Best practices for...

Welcome to 2024 work wives! It wouldn't be early January if we didn't start the episode talking about goals and/or resolutions for the year. We're also discussing: 1- A boss who refuses to pay their employee for their work, and then berates their spending habits! (17:35) 2- How to tell your boss that they can't just dump half of your coworker's tasks onto your already full plat...

Welcome back, work wives! This is our last episode of the year and we have some hilarious and enraging stories to dissect. Today we're discussing: 1. What to do if it feels like the whole office is annoyed at you after your vacation. (14:28) 2. How to cope with abuse from your boss when you're less than 9 months away from retirement. (20:35) 3. Can your company regulate your bathroom break...

Welcome back, work wives! The corporate girlies have officially declared that Circle Back Season is here, and we love them for it. That means no new projects or initiatives, we're just wrapping up our work and pushing everything to January now! Today we're discussing: 1. The worst excuses to try and get out of that work function (10:48) 2. If a 3-day weekend is worth being berated and beli...

Welcome back to Dear Work Wives! We have a lot to catch up on during this episode, and Emily gets really fired up during our last story! We start out with 2 headlines: 1. Why Gen Z wants to go back to the office. (03:15) 2. Some of the best and worst career advice the CEO of Business Inside has ever received. (12:17) Then we have 2 new submissions, and the answers have our emotions running high! 1...

Welcome back to Dear Work Wives! Today we are joined by one of our most favorite people on the planet, a fellow Swiftie and Run Like Clockwork team member... Danielia! We have three hot topics to cover today: 1. What to do if you are accidentally included on an email chain... about getting fired! (07:58) 2. Someone who is getting paid $100k a year, and feels like they are doing nothing, despite as...

Welcome back to Dear Work Wives! We start this episode by sharing an article with the top 15 worst jobs out there... and let me tell you, they are bad! (08:02) Then we have three great questions to answer: 1. What's the best way to stop reacting when someone critiques your work? (18:36) 2. Is there a "right" way to explain in an interview that the reason you were at your last job for...

Welcome back to Dear Work Wives! We start today talking about the highest and lowest-paid jobs in America... some surprising answers at the top of the list! (09:30) Then we have three juice stories to share: 1. A coworker who acts like she's everyone's boss... when she most definitely is not! (21:00) 2. Was this person bamboozled into accepting a job they didn't apply for? (24:46) 3. When is the b...

Welcome back to Dear Work Wives! Today's stories: 1. You've heard of girl math, now let's talk corporate math! (11:50) 2. The most unhinged text chain between a manager and an employee you will ever read. (19:50) 3. How to overcome that constant feeling of doing everything wrong. ⁠⁠⁠ (26:38) 4. How long can you be expected to stick it out at a toxic workplace that's making you mise...