The Causey Consulting Podcast

Recently, the BBC published an article asking: "Is the ‘remote work window’ about to close?" Certainly, this question merits investigation. Key topics: ✔️ Will WFH last forever... or is Corporate America planning to take back control? ✔️ To me, 100% remote should be exactly that: 100% remote, 100% of the time, 0 exceptions. Be sure you read the fine print of anything you sign! ✔️ Beware...

At this point, the power brokers are warning you that a storm is coming. Ignore that information at your own risk! Key topics: ✔️ This is about preparation, not panic . ✔️ Be careful of normalcy bias , which tells you that everything is fine and will continue to be exactly the same. Well, not necessarily. If you were out in the workforce during The Great Recession, you know better. ✔️ Don't p...

People like influencers, gurus, and self-helpers can leave you broke. Even though they may promise you that if you spend money (sometimes money you don't have) on their programs, you will become rich and famous, 'tisnt always so. Key topics: ✔️ What is the actual criteria of an "influencer" anyway? The barriers to entry seem pretty low. ✔️ LinkedIn has become a hub of fake path...

I recently received some viewer mail from a person trying to make a decision on whether to keep going with a decision or call it a dead-end. It's not always easy to know if you're in a temporary dip or at a full-on impasse. Key topics: ✔️ With my own real estate quest, I realized, "This is nucking futs. But the market will change." FOMO is not your friend, generally speaking. ✔...

What is quiet quitting? And why do I think we will see more of it in the coming months... Key topics: ✔️ Quiet quitting ≠ ghosting. They sound similar but are different things. ✔️ If layoffs and hiring freezes continue and we start to see a recession taking shape, I believe we will see more quiet quitting essentially out of financial necessity. ✔️ Sometimes in life, we have to do what the crisis d...

Sadly, this seems to be a topic that multiplies rather than goes away. Key topics: ✔️ The WSJ recently published an  exposé about TikTok. It was a very disturbing read. ✔️ 85 hours of meetings per week?!? What in the actual F is that all about?? ✔️ It's important to remember that high arousal techniques and working you to exhaustion are tactics used by cults. ✔️ Eating a lot of dirt because y...

Throughout The Great Resignation, the market has rewarded job hoppers more than job stayers. While that may be lucrative, you still need to look before you leap. Key topics: ✔️ Do some research. That new job with the flashy paycheck? Yeah, it might be a toxic cesspool. ✔️ Unless it's a newly created position, someone left the role you're about to step into. It's worthwhile to questi...

"It's a big club and you ain't in it. You and I are not in the big club." -George Carlin Oh boy. If you're still not convinced that Workplace Feudalism is real, buckle up. The internet recently raged against a leaked email that speaks volumes about the conversations that happen behind closed doors. Key topics: ✔️ Will Corporate America keep wages high to help you cope with...

Last week, I talked about Strategic Quitting & Radical Acceptance . So what do we do with these moments in the business world? Key topics: ✔️ Recently, my friend Joe felt incredibly burned out and had to decide if it was temporary or permanent. ✔️ Taking a break can be so important to both mental and physical health. We were not meant to work constantly. Or to worry about work constantly. ✔️ D...

Facing an impasse? Wondering if it's a temporary roadblock or a total dead-end? It's important to know when to quit or when to persevere. Key topics: ✔️ Seth Godin talks about strategic quitting in The Dip. But how do we know if we are in a dip or we are at a dead-end? ✔️ Sometimes, waiting for market conditions to change while you try something else is a smart move. You don't have...

No one wants to work anymore. We run ad after ad but get no applicants. These younger generations have no work ethic. If your hiring managers are wallowing in self-pity and making these excuses, they are cutting their own throats. Key topics: ✔️ I recently had a conversation with a person who shared with me that, after applying at many different retail stores, only one actually called her. But yet...

Feeling like your email or InMail campaigns are going almost nowhere? You're not alone. Key topics: ✔️ Most sales & marketing jobs (staffing & recruiting definitely included) will attract people who want to pose and posture: "Oh, my business is great! Every sales email I send out gets a response." Bull 💩 . ✔️ We are still very much in a candidate-driven market and you may h...

Is the Great Resignation fading away? Not that I've seen. In fact, according to a recent survey, more people   are considering resigning in 2022 than in 2021! Key topics: ✔️ Job descriptions or corporate propaganda trying to convince you that the Big Quit is ebbing = not the case. ✔️ Gen Zers and Millennials might be leading the charge, but they are not the only ones participating in The Grea...

In last week's episode, I asked if the old school two weeks notice is dead. Is there a happy medium somewhere between resigning on the spot versus offering a full two weeks notice? Key topics: ✔️ One option is to make the resignation process transparent and easy. No need for a knot in the stomach or fear of reprisals. ✔️ An open transition plan acknowledges that an employee's time at the...

Is the old school two weeks notice dead? Are more people saying, "See ya later, bye" instead of tendering a resignation? Key topics: ✔️ Open, honest communication only works if employees do not feel threatened. Can you truly say that your company can accept criticism or feedback without retaliation? ✔️ Now that so many people are WFH, the furtive cloak-and-dagger of faking dental appoint...

Finally, some companies are reevaluating their hiring processes and trying to eliminate needless steps in order to find people amidst The Great Resignation. 🙌 So what is second chance hiring? Key topics: ✔️ Is that the same thing as "boomerang hiring" and inviting a former employee to come back? No. Second chance hiring refers to hiring people with some type of criminal record. ✔️ Does...

Two or three weeks ago, a social media post about salary lowballing went viral and, well, the interwebs blew up. Key topics: ✔️ It's way past time for salary transparency. Many cities or states have outlawed the practice of asking a candidate what their current salary is. Others are requiring employers to post a range in each job description. ✔️ It used to be common practice for employers to...

Do you understand the difference between someone who freelances or works on a 1099 basis as an independent contractor versus an employee? If you're rolling your eyes like, "Well, yeah, duh. It seems self-evident," I get it. Yet you might be surprised how many people don't actually understand the difference . Key topics: ✔️ Someone who works freelance or as an independent contra...

In this bonus episode, I'll answer viewer mail I received from Debbie. (Not her real name.) Debbie escaped Corporate America and utilized a freelancing site that she now wants to eliminate. And with good reason. But... how do we do that? Key topics: ✔️ Not every potential client on a freelancing site is garbage just as not every potential client who enters your funnel some other way is pure g...

Are you still cyberstalking your prospects? Sending out 10,000 follow up emails? Recording cheesy "personalized" videos for people? If you hate doing these things and you aren't making enough money, it's time to stop using outdated techniques. Key topics: ✔️ The number 1 thing on my list is anything involving a bait and switch or fraud. Don't, just don't. ✔️ Creating...

Last April, I recorded an episode called Ghosting, Reconsidered where I asked the question: is ghosting always a negative thing?  As you know, I'm not afraid of making bold statements or bold predictions. And for my money, I'd rather hear nothing than receive an email that's rude, weird, or cringe. ✔️ Several years ago, job seekers were very vocal about, "Tell us anything, even...

Introverts, ambiverts, and extroverts who actually hate forced socialization and fakey-fake team building activities make up more of the population than people who want to mandate togetherness and silly kindergarten style party games. So why are we still allowing those types to create job descriptions? Key topics: ✔️ If your job description is getting little or no traction out in the marketplace,...

Over the past month, LinkedIn has posted several articles questioning how working from home impacts everything from developing a company culture to making new "friends" at work to whether a right to disconnect will ever come to the US. Key topics: ✔️ If the only way in your life to potentially meet new people and make some new pals is by being butt-in-seat at an office, you need to take...

Part II of my take on The Great Resignation. Some folks are proposing that we stop calling it "the Great Resignation" in favor of something warmer and fluffier, but I disagree. I think we need some of that "I'm a person, not a robot" energy in Corporate America. No one rules if no one obeys. ✊ Key topics: ✔️ Here's a dirty little secret: all these video conferences a...

Take this job and shove it! More people are deciding to quit rather than putting up with a micromanager or jerky boss, working constantly, having to get on 58 Zoom calls a week, etc. So what's'a'goin'on with all of this? Key topics: ✔️ In the same way that no one cares if Billy Bob's Staffing Agency won't represent them if they decline a job offer, guess what - the sa...