Canned

Pam gets the axe from her copywriting job, says eff that noise, and...  starts a podcast? What? Featuring CANNED's behind the scene enabler and producer, Amy Guth as this week's guest host. 

Amber wasn't even on company time. She was literally off the clock. And she got the axe anyway.  Also, hey, here's that Antiwork Reddit Sub we mention at the intro. Fun fact, my former project manager is the one who turned me on to Antiwork. I miss him every day, working with him was great. When your project manager is an antiwork guy, you know you're on the right team. 

Dylan is going to make it through this year if it kills him. 

Jez Stewart from Prospect (a union that represents 157,000 workers in the UK) takes us through what a union does and why we want to be part of one. 

Rebecca Weaver, founder and CEO of HRuprise, talks us through the structural pitfalls of HR, why it's broken, and we can do to protect ourselves. 

Delia was fired twice in one year, and that sucked ... a lot. Also, we have the chance to learn what's different about getting canned here in these United States vs. north of the border in Canada. 

Your paycheck has dematerialized, what the hell are you supposed to do now?  Meet Anita Gray, a certified financial planner at Promenade Wealth, who helps us understand how to prepare for getting canned and what to do with our money if -- when -- we get the axe.    A quick disclaimer (and we do this in the audio, too) -- don't take this as investment advice.     

Settle in, friends, for Ben's wild tale of bad behavior, mistaken identity, and things literally falling apart. Producer Amy and I were both so confounded by this story that there's a bonus segment where the two of us settle in for some serious WTF time. 

Leif inadvertently schedules the meeting in which he gets fired.  Find Leif's books on his website.   

Mike is very much not himself in the interivew. It ends... like you'd expect. Badly.  Mike has a newsletter called Everything is Amazing. He's kinda internet famous for it.   

Quincy learns the hard way that you should download your contacts and your work on the regular. You might lose access to that stuff and then what? 

Beware the bungee-in boss. And dry the trays, you punk-ass kid. 

Do not ask Jamie to tell you about a time. Don't do it. 

Matt ignores the signs at his own peril. 

When Liz's husband got canned, she worried about how they'd manage. Badly, it turns out, because she got canned too. 

It's weird to be shown the door of the company you founded, but that's what happened to Rand. 

"It takes me on a little journey, every single episode. There's very philosophical moments, there's heartwarming, there's "holy shit, that was some fucked up shit that happened, and there's always something that makes me laugh out loud."  Pam and Amy (the superstar producer behind CANNED) talk about how CANNED happened, what we've learned, revisit some greatest hits, and drop some eff bombs because you got fired, it's fucked up.   

Abbas goes all in and files a FOIA request to find out why he wasn't give classes for the subsequent term and ends up going through the looking glass. Apparently it started with... a parking ticket? What? 

Donna says she'll be haunted for the rest of her days about why she got fired.  We hope that's not true, but we get, given that she was, by all accounts, a hero at her job. 

Carol says maybe you shouldn't take a swing at your boss, even if you think they really deserve it. Also! Some bonus information about working with a career coach. 

Morgan thinks there's a good chance you were doing the right thing, that's why you got canned. 

Win reads the Scientology rule book and gets fired anyway. 

Kay suggests you dive deep into what defines you. Break that habit of seeking validation from your job, your stuff, your car. Focus on the real, and if that real is chickens, well, that's cool, get chickens. 

Johanna turns WTF into asking for more. 

Dominic says it's (mostly) okay to tell your story so long as you tell the truth. And do not -- I repeat, do not rush to sign those papers. Take your time. 

Dominic reassures us it's okay to tell your story, as long as it's true. Also do not -- I repeat -- do not feel pressured to sign those papers. 

Melissa isn't fooled, she knows what that **** is about.  Learn more about the Great Skate Tour on Instagram.  

Sarah's manager is right there, I mean, RIGHT there. 

CeCe tries to save the day. Spoiler alert, the day was not saved. 

Keith's wakes up from his dream job. 

Sari takes the fall.----more---- Find Sari's work at Oldster, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism. 

Andrew takes the dessert cart for one last spin around the dining room.  ----more---- Andrew Evans is the author of The Black Penguin. 

Grant helps us navigate the messy feelings of getting fired.  Get in touch with Grant at Counseling 4 Nerds.  Find a therapist at Psychology Today. ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack Find a therapist at Psychology Today  Learn more about Grant at Counseling 4 Nerds

Frank doesn't trust the man. At all.  ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Katie still flips off the building when she drives by. ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Shauna's safe choice ends up being not so safe.  ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Scott has had better New Year's greetings.  ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Che's name just isn't on the schedule.  ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Kevin spends some time in the BBQ joint parking lot. ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack

Jessica has few regrets but she wishes she hadn't hugged her asshole ex-boss.  ----more---- Want to tell your story or offer a job to a guest? Contact us at talktocanned@gmail.com. CANNED is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth. Intro/outro track: Better by Dizzy Canned logo by Doug Mack