Podcasts about work appropriate

Do you have a best friend at work? This is one of Gallup's famous G12 Survey Questions that helps determine if an employee is engaged, disengaged, or toxic. Because having friends at work matters - but it is also tricky. In this episode, the People Centric Team breaks down the upsides and downsides of relationships at work. Listen Now.  Have questions about this topic? Want to ask for advice from our team? Have a topic suggestion? Just want to say Hello? Do it! We love hearing from you and here is how you can get us: Website:www.peoplecentric.com/contact Direct Email:podcast@peoplecentric.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/peoplecentricUS YouTube:@PeopleCentricUS

Anne Helen Petersen is the voice behind the popular newsletter, Culture Study, and the podcast, Work Appropriate. This week she joins Vanessa to talk about our relationship to work, social media, and aging. --This show is completely funded by Patreon, and we are so grateful to our supporters who make it possible. If you can, please considering chipping in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Work Appropriate's 50th episode, one-year anniversary episode, and last episode, all rolled into one. Producer Melody Rowell joins host Anne Helen Petersen to talk about their favorite moments from the show and share updates from listeners who have written in.Keep in touch! Subscribe to Anne's newsletter (it's free!) to stay in the know about future podcast plans.

From terse Slack messages to Zoom happy hours, the culture of remote workplaces can be frustrating to navigate. But it can also be an opportunity to experiment, to build friendships... and to have an annual retreat in an exotic location! Chase Warrington, head of remote for Doist, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about how to create a healthy and enjoyable work culture when there's no water cooler to gather around.Read Chase's recent blog post, "How to build human connections in an async workplace"Check out our other episodes on remote work: "Onboard Me" with Adrian Hon and "Remote Work Done Right" with Marissa Goldberg

Subscribe, subscribe, subscribe to Anne Helen Petersen's Substack Culture Study.Read her piece on #tradwives here.And listen to her podcast Work Appropriate.

If all my coworkers are younger than me, am I still relevant? How can I stay motivated and engaged until retirement, when I've been working so long and it still feels so far away? Should I tell my boss I'm struggling at work because of menopause? Debbie Millman, educator, artist, and host of the podcast Design Matters, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer all these questions from listeners in the later phases of their careers.Like this episode? Check out "Big Working Parent Questions" with Lydia Kiesling and "Is It Too Late To Start Over?" with Ailsa Chang from our archives.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We wanted to tackle some of the most complicated management questions that listeners sent in, so host Anne Helen Petersen turned to our favorite management experts, Melissa & Johnathan Nightingale of the Raw Signal Group. Whether you're suffering from micromanaging, a boss who loves to hear himself talk, or way too much work in too few hours-- we've got some suggestions.Listen to Melissa's fantastic advice on our previous episodes, "May I Speak to the Manager?" and "How to Be A Better Boss"Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it-- we may use your question in a future episode!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We've done episodes on pivoting careers, on starting over, on starting a new job-- and now it's time to talk about the absolute slog that is searching, applying, and interviewing for a new job. Phoebe Gavin, career coach and founder of Better with Phoebe, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to give listeners advice on getting through the slog and landing the job you want.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Fill out our form at www.workappropriate.com, or email us at workappropriate@crooked.com. You can stay as anonymous as you like!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We usually create Work Appropriate episodes around a theme, grouping similar questions together. But over time, we've amassed a collection of questions that are, shall we say, unique. Greta Johnsen, host of WBEZ's Nerdette, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer this cornucopia of singular submissions.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? We're here for you. Head to www.workappropriate.com and ask away-- or you can email workappropriate@crooked.comListen to Anne's guest appearance on NerdetteFollow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

So your company put out a statement about its commitment to DEI (or DEIB, or IDEA, or whatever your workplace calls it)-- now what? Efforts to make workplaces more diverse, equitable, and inclusive can often get bogged down by the processes and culture that made the efforts so necessary in the first place. Sameera Kapila, product designer and author of Inclusive Design Communities, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about how to keep doing the work, and make it effective.Get 50% off of Inclusive Design Communities with code WORK15, from September 6-20.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it, or send us an email at workappropriate@crooked.com.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We're starting off the weekend with two excellent panelists: Anne Helen Petersen, 'Work Appropriate' podcast host and writer of the newsletter “Culture Study,” and Nick Quah, Vulture's podcast critic. We discuss the late night hosts turned daytime podcasters, the gender reveal of cocktail glasses, and Meg Ryan's return to the romcom. Then, we talk about a brewing reckoning in reality television. Real Housewives of New York alum Bethenny Frankel called out Bravo this month for exploitation of its reality show cast members and a lawsuit may be in the works. Lawyer and pop culture writer Claudia Rosenbaum fills us in.]]>

Of all the roles you can have at a workplace, "intern" is one of the most vulnerable. Alice Wilder, writer of the Starting Out newsletter, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about how to get taken seriously as an intern, how to justify paying interns when you think they don't add much to the company's bottom line, and how to make an internship program worth everyone's time.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it. Some of the episodes we're working on include social media etiquette, pregnancy at work, and creating a good/healthy/fun remote culture.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Is considering diversity in hiring actually reverse racism? What if advocating for my colleagues of color means I lose my job? What do I do if I think my colleague doesn't like me because I'm a white guy?  Garrett Bucks, writer of The White Pages and founder of The Barnraisers Project, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from white listeners struggling with issues of allyship and social justice at work.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it, or send us an email at workappropriate@crooked.comFollow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

As the saying goes, death is a part of life. So why are workplaces so ill-equipped to provide employees with compassionate and expansive bereavement leave? Dina Gachman, author of So Sorry For Your Loss: How I Learned to Live with Grief, and Other Grave Concerns, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about dealing with grief at work.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it.Order So Sorry For Your Loss from Bookshop.org. Code WORK10 gets you 10% off!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. 

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comToday Virginia is chatting with Anne Helen Petersen, author of four books and co-host of the Work Appropriate podcast, who also writes the newsletter Culture Study—and its recently launched little sister, Garden Study. We're exploring how gardening can be part of perfectionism and productivity culture—or its radical undoing. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber to get all of Virginia's reporting and bonus subscriber-only episodes—including the director's cut of this conversation where VA and AHP answer all of your gardening questions. Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she gives are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.BUTTER & OTHER LINKSthe reader surveythe Sunset handbookMonty Don as “gardening god” and fashion iconclematis pruning groupsgrowing vegetables for a lot of diet culture reasonsGreat Dixter and the Vita Sackville West gardenThe Optimization Sinkholerenovation culturediet culture happening in garden cultureDuluth Trading Co overallsoverall shorts from Targeta gardeners tool beltA Good House for Children by Kate Collinsthrow pillows from Anchal ProjectFAT TALK is out! Order your signed copy from Virginia's favorite independent bookstore, Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the US!). Or order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, or Kobo or anywhere else you like to buy books. You can also order the audio book from Libro.fm or Audible.CREDITSThe Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism. 

What do you do when your job is burning you out, but you can't really *care less* about it? When children need teachers and vulnerable populations need social workers and hospitals need nurses-- how can you walk away? Dena Simmons, founder of LiberatED, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about how to make caring professions more sustainable.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Lydia Kiesling, author of Mobility, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about the amorphous intersection of parenting and work. We're talking about big, philosophical questions about fulfillment, passion, and even division of ambition with your co-parent.Pre-order Mobility at crooked.com/mobility, and be among the first to read it when it comes out August 1.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Learn how to reimagine your ambition and the ways you strive with the author of All The Gold Stars, Rainesford Stauffer. Rainesford helps explain the difference between ambition and achievement, the antidote for burnout and loneliness, and what you can do today if you've ever felt like your self-worth is tied to your ambition.Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQWFollow Career Contessa: http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP Rainesford website: https://rainesfordstauffer.com/Rainesford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RainesfordRainesford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainesford_stauffer/All The Gold Start book: https://bit.ly/3POwxK3This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.Episode Perks:"Work Appropriate" is all about—tackling the real issues we encounter in our professional lives and providing actionable solutions that actually work. Listen to Work Appropriate every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts..Ritual is offering our listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/CONTESSA to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ or Prenatal to your subscription today.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rebecca Cokley, program officer for the Ford Foundation's first-ever U.S. Disability Rights program, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about navigating the workplace while disabled. From advocating for accommodations, to giving yourself a pep talk during a relapse, to saying "no" to work travel while immunocompromised-- Rebecca shares the wisdom that comes from lifelong personal experience.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? We're here for you! Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

A lot of research has gone into the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Social psychologist and author of Get It Done, Ayelet Fishbach, is here to help. She offers insights on the science of motivation along with tips and cognitive tricks to help you overcome procrastination and achieve your goals.Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQWFollow Career Contessa: http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP Mission: Motivation Course: https://careercontessa.teachable.com/p/mission-motivation/ Ayelet Fishbach website: https://www.ayeletfishbach.com/ Get It Done Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316538345Episode Perks:"Work Appropriate" is all about—tackling the real issues we encounter in our professional lives and providing actionable solutions that actually work. Listen to Work Appropriate every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts.Produced by Dear Media

There's a persistent idea that when you finish high school or college, you pick a career and then do that one thing for the rest of your life. But what if you get a few years, or even decades, in... and you hate it? Can you pivot? Ailsa Chang, host of NPR's All Things Considered joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about making a change.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it. Some episodes we're working on include problems around taking a much-needed vacation, juggling parenthood with work, and making caring professions (e.g. teaching, nursing) more sustainable.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Our most precious resource isn't money. It's time. We are allotted twenty-four hours a day, and we live in a culture that keeps us feeling “time poor.  Learn how to manage your time for a happier life with the author of Happier Hour, Dr. Cassie Holmes. Dr. Homes will demonstrate how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time along with actionable exercises for you to determine what things bring you the most joy—and value. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Contessa: http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP   Figure Out Next Career Move: https://bit.ly/39Ggv2k Cassie Holmes: https://www.cassiemholmes.com/  Happier Hour: https://amzn.to/3nspw5O This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. Episode Perks: Ritual is offering our listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/ CONTESSA to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ or Prenatal to your subscription today. "Work Appropriate" delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions. Listen every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Produced by Dear Media

This week on the podcast, Katelin Holloway is talking to someone who has truly tapped into the work culture zeitgeist. Anne Helen Petersen is a writer, author, and podcast host. You may know her from her incredibly popular newsletter Culture Study or her advice podcast Work Appropriate. She has authored several books, including Out of the Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home (co-written with Charlie Warzel) and Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. She formerly was a senior culture writer at BuzzFeed News and earned a Ph.D. in media studies from the University of Texas.  Anne tells us…  Why burnout is a systemic problem  What is ‘overwork culture' and how can we incentivize better working conditions How to heal after a layoff and recognize ‘layoff brain'  Follow All Hands on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Catch new episodes every other Tuesday.  Learn more about how Lattice helps companies deliver great business results with smart people strategy at Lattice.com. Find us on Twitter @LatticeHQ. 

For those of us who are pet lovers, a good vet clinic makes all the difference. But for those working in vet clinics, things can be really hard. In fact, veterinarians have a risk of death by suicide at a rate 2-4 times that of the general public. How did things get to be this way, and what hope is there for improvement? Dr. Karen Fine, DVM and author of The Other Family Doctor, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about working in the vet industry-- and how pet owners can offer support.If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Read Anne's newsletter about grief and her beloved PeggyOrder The Other Family Doctor from Bookshop.org-- promo code WORK gets you 10% offFollow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Few things are more nerve-wracking than getting laid off. But odds are, most of us will be laid off at some point in our lives. So how can we prepare? And when it happens, how do we cope? Career coach Phoebe Gavin joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about what happens after the pink slip.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Job hunting can be a nerve-wracking experience on its own. Add the urgency of finding a new job, and the pressure can skyrocket. But fear not! We're here to equip you with the essential strategies and insider knowledge to land a job fast. So, take a deep breath and get ready to dive into these tried-and-true job search tips that will have you receiving job offers in the blink of an eye. You've got this! Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Career Contessa IG (@careercontessa): http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP   The Successful Networker course: https://bit.ly/3OK2d2u Resume Trends Episode: https://bit.ly/43zXTqG ChatGPT Resume Episode: https://bit.ly/41jtmMj LinkedIn Episode: https://bit.ly/3BYRWbn This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. Episode Perks: Our new favorite podcast, Work Appropriate, mixes humor and practical work advice. Listen every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. . Find a top-rated (and patient-reviewed) doctor today on Zocdoc. Many are available within 24 hours. Go to zocdoc.com/contessa to learn more.  Produced by Dear Media

If you have ADHD, autism, Tourette's, a traumatic brain injury, or another neurological difference, navigating workplace culture can be a huge challenge. Faith Saenz, founder of NeuroTalent Consulting, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about being neurodivergent at work.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry, who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks that make The Takeaway every day. Today we're highlighting some of Morgan Givens' favorite segments produced during his time with The Takeaway: What Makes a Black Man Electric Literature Editor-in-Chief Denne Michele Norris Makes History and Makes Space Award Winning Poet Danez Smith Rises to the Top Why Titus Kaphar Won't "Shut Up and Paint" Level Up: Accessibility in Gaming Morgan joined The Takeaway team in late 2022, and initially made his way into radio in a roundabout way. He spent years as a police officer in Washington, D.C., where he helped rewrite the training curriculum for the D.C. Police Academy before leaving the department for the non-profit sector, where he did work to eliminate sexual violence in the nation's prisons. Eventually, he interned with WAMU and NPRs 1A before becoming a producer for the program.  Morgan is a graduate of the Transom Storytelling Workshop, Neon Hum and Sony's Editor Bootcamp, and is an AIR New Voices Scholar and Mentor. He's been named one of Variety's Storytellers to Watch, has been featured in The Washington Post, NPR, Buzzfeed, NPRs Invisibilia, Crooked Media's Work Appropriate and is frequently called upon to host The Moth storytelling events and perform for The Moth Mainstage in venues around the country. A frequent audio conference panelist, he's also spoken at the AFI Documentary Film Festival about the art of creating great audio. Morgan is also the creator of the award winning and critically acclaimed hopepunk fiction podcast Flyest Fables. Currently repped by CAA, he's hard at work on his debut memoir. Find him occasionally on Twitter at @Optimus_Mo and at MorganGivens.com

We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry, who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks that make The Takeaway every day. Today we're highlighting some of Morgan Givens' favorite segments produced during his time with The Takeaway: What Makes a Black Man Electric Literature Editor-in-Chief Denne Michele Norris Makes History and Makes Space Award Winning Poet Danez Smith Rises to the Top Why Titus Kaphar Won't "Shut Up and Paint" Level Up: Accessibility in Gaming Morgan joined The Takeaway team in late 2022, and initially made his way into radio in a roundabout way. He spent years as a police officer in Washington, D.C., where he helped rewrite the training curriculum for the D.C. Police Academy before leaving the department for the non-profit sector, where he did work to eliminate sexual violence in the nation's prisons. Eventually, he interned with WAMU and NPRs 1A before becoming a producer for the program.  Morgan is a graduate of the Transom Storytelling Workshop, Neon Hum and Sony's Editor Bootcamp, and is an AIR New Voices Scholar and Mentor. He's been named one of Variety's Storytellers to Watch, has been featured in The Washington Post, NPR, Buzzfeed, NPRs Invisibilia, Crooked Media's Work Appropriate and is frequently called upon to host The Moth storytelling events and perform for The Moth Mainstage in venues around the country. A frequent audio conference panelist, he's also spoken at the AFI Documentary Film Festival about the art of creating great audio. Morgan is also the creator of the award winning and critically acclaimed hopepunk fiction podcast Flyest Fables. Currently repped by CAA, he's hard at work on his debut memoir. Find him occasionally on Twitter at @Optimus_Mo and at MorganGivens.com

We've received so many questions about awkward/mean/offensive/weird things your coworkers have said and done... that we had to make a whole episode about just that. Virginia Sole-Smith, author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to help listeners figure out what to say, how to say it, and when to just go straight to HR.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Let us know at www.workappropriate.com.Order Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture at Bookshop.org. Use promo code WORK to get 10% off!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Do you ever base your self-worth on your achievements at work or let yourself be defined by what you do? These career myths can keep you stuck and unhappy.   It's time to take back control and strike a balance between work and life. Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job argues we should stop trying to find a “dream” job and instead build a diversified career that allows us to live a more well-rounded life. Learn tips for reframing your work and how to build your own “good enough” job. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Contessa: http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP   The Good Enough Job book: https://amzn.to/42uOqRs  Website: https://www.simonestolzoff.com/   Episode Perks: Whether you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, leader, influencer or career-driven superstar. You can all expand your marketing division and start creating today, FREE with Adobe Express, available on all your favorite app stores. There are also plenty of other tips and tricks to get you started at adobe.com/express. . "Work Appropriate" delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions from “how do I get my manager to stop texting me after hours,” to “how to deal with meeting culture that makes you want to pull your hair out.” Do yourself a favor and listen to Work Appropriate every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. Produced by Dear Media

If you spend a lot of your life doing something, it's natural to care about it! But sometimes the amount we care about our jobs does not match the way our jobs care about us. So when you come to the realization you need to care a little less about your job... how do you actually do that? Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From Work, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from listeners who want to dial down the caring.Order The Good Enough Job at Bookshop.org. Use the code WORK to get 10% off!Got a sticky situation at work that you need help figuring out? Tell us about it at www.workappropriate.com.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

We're diving into the wide, wondrous, and often deeply messed up world of non-profits. Nicole Washington returns to join host Anne Helen Petersen and answer listeners' questions like, "Were my expectations too high?" "How much of my industry can I personally fix?" And "How do I quit without the whole organization collapsing?" If you work in an industry that seems like it's failing, we want to hear about it! Send us your quandary at www.workappropriate.comFollow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events

If your boss is making your life hard, you've probably heard the advice to "manage up." Should everyone be spending more time cultivating their managing up skills? Or should managers just be spending more time figuring out what's actually going on in their department? Alaina Fuld, Sr. Manager for Communications & Community Impact at Brooks Running (and one of AHP's BFFs), joins host Anne Helen Petersen for tips on work with your boss to get what you need.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and ask away!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Learning how to work or manage or collaborate remotely is a very real skill-- but for many workers and organizations, it had to happen overnight, with no training or preparation. Three years after the start of the pandemic, companies want to go back to "normal," and workers aren't so into the idea. Marissa Goldberg, founder of Remote Work Prep, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about why hybrid meetings are so awful, how to manage a remote team who seems to be slacking, and how to find a mentor when you've never met your colleagues in person.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

The state of paid parental leave in the U.S. is abysmal. And advocating for it, coordinating it, and scraping it together more often than not falls to mothers. Raena Boston, co-founder of Chamber of Mothers, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from listeners about advocating for paid leave, how to plan for your leave, and whether you can start-- or quit-- a job while you're pregnant.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Every decade or so, the entire writing-for-money paradigm shifts yet again. To write for money is to get very comfortable with constantly changing your expectations, your strategy, your skillset. It's a lot, particularly when all you really probably want to do is... write. So to talk about how to navigate this ever-changing and increasingly unsustainable business, host Anne Helen Petersen is joined by Jennifer Romolini. Jennifer's been in the writing biz for a long time, and she's now the host of Crooked Media's new podcast, Stiffed, about the rise and fall of Viva Magazine in the 1970s.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

"Boundaries" has become a buzzword, especially in the conversation about work-life balance. But work is a part of life-- and why should you be the only one responsible for making sure work doesn't creep into every other part of your life? Shouldn't your workplace prevent the creep in the first place? To re-examine this idea of boundaries, and come up with alternatives, host Anne Helen Petersen teams up with Stephanie Nadi Olson, founder of We Are Rosie. How do you keep from taking on multiple jobs as people leave your company? Can you tell your boss "no" when they ask for your phone number? How much work is too much? And is it okay to trust management to look out for you?Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

The idea that every problem, every issue, every roadblock in your organization can and should be solved by a meeting — that's meeting culture. But often, meetings feel like a huge waste of time, and they can take up so much of your day that you can't actually get your work done. There has to be another way!  Christina Janzer, SVP of Research & Analytics at Slack, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about how to make meetings better.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Live from SXSW EDU, it's Work Appropriate! Your coworkers are not your family, your bosses are not your parents—but workplaces are filled with the sort of big emotions we usually associate with family dynamics. In front of an excellent crowd, Anne Helen Petersen and guest host Gloria Chan Packer answer all manner of questions from listeners who are grappling with tough relationships at work. Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

In a lot of workplaces, compensation isn't transparent— and sometimes it's actively obscured. Leaders and managers work to implicitly and explicitly communicate that you shouldn't talk with your coworkers about money — arguing that it's demoralizing, or “private,” or unfair to share what you make with your coworkers. But that mindset only keeps compensation deeply inequitable. On today's episode, Maya Lau, host and creator of Other People's Pockets, joins Anne Helen Petersen to advise listeners on all things salary-related. When should you ask for a raise, and how? And to whom? And what do you do when you find out your coworkers make a whole lot more— or less— than you?Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and tell us about it!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers, and other community events. 

We all know that one fellow colleague who never misses an opportunity to ask for food. Do you think this is appropriate?

In our episode "May I Speak to the Manager?" host Anne Helen Petersen talked with Melissa Nightingale about why and how formal management training has really gone by the wayside, resulting in a plethora of managers without the skills they need to thrive. In today's episode, Melissa returns to answer questions from listeners about really specific problems they're having as managers. Whether it's figuring out your management style, keeping your cool when your trainee just isn't getting it, or designing an effective performance review system-- Melissa and Anne have advice for bosses in any industry.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. 

Offline's crew is *offline* this week but we're excited to share one of our favorite recent episodes of Crooked's podcast Work Appropriate hosted by Anne Helen Petersen. In this episode Anne, along with guest Rainesford Stauffer, author of the forthcoming All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive, field listener-submitted questions about the real-life issues they're running into at work due to their ambition and discuss how ambition could be used as a positive force outside of work. You know, like in your actual life. Go figure. Like what you hear? Check out new episodes of Work Appropriate every week wherever you get your podcasts. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. 

Workplaces are often very, very skilled at making us feel very, very bad about ourselves. Sometimes you need structural reform of the whole workplace, and sometimes you just need a good, old-fashioned pep talk. Whether the crisis in confidence comes from imposter syndrome, or from feeling like you're the only one who thinks it's weird to give a CEO a holiday gift-- we've got some advice. Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from listeners who are struggling to feel confident at work. If you've got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out, get in touch! Check out submission guidelines at www.workappropriate.com, or send a voice memo with your question to workappropriate@crooked.com.

We're kicking off a new series on Work Appropriate called "My Industry Is Failing." First up? Academia.  Professor Dominique Baker of SMU joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about surviving within academia when the whole institution seems irrevocably broken. Regardless of your own industry, you're sure to hear some familiar themes in these stories.If you've got a workplace problem that feels emblematic of your own broken industry, we want to hear about it! Some of the realms we want to explore include health care, retail,  veterinary medicine, teaching, non-profits... the list goes on and on. Head to www.workappropriate.com to view submission guidelines and send us your question.

Just 10% of American workers are in a union. But according to a 2022 Gallup poll, support for unions is at 71%-- the highest since 1965. Unions can be a source of protection and security, but just like any organization they can be run poorly or run well. Maximillian Alvarez, editor in chief of The Real News, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answers questions from listeners about forming solidarity, reforming a corrupt union, and weighing their union options.If you need advice about a workplace woe, let us know! Head to www.workappropriate.com and fill out the form. We use your questions to plan future episodes, so no problem is too petty, too weird, or too complicated.

Our society's understanding of ambition is that it never stops burning, that it rules your life and every decision you make, and that it somehow lands people in some mystical land of perfect contentment. But how much ambition is too much? Or what if, after decades of striving, your ambition is just... gone? Rainesford Stauffer, author of the forthcoming All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to hear from listeners about the vagaries of ambition when it comes to work — and how to conceive of ambition as a potentially positive force outside of work.Questions from listeners are how we plan future episodes-- so if you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, let us know! Head to www.workappropriate.com and fill out the form, or send a voice memo to workappropriate@crooked.com. 

On this show, we talk a lot about systemic workplace problems, with roots in rapid-growth capitalism, the gender and racial wage gap, etc. Today, we're doing something a little different-- we're talking about the little things coworkers do that are just plain annoying. Writer Lyz Lenz joins host Anne Helen Petersen about how to cope when your colleagues are on your last nerve.Got a workplace quandary you need help solving? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know!

"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" sounds like sage advice, but it doesn't account for the burn-out, demoralization, constant churn, and low pay of so many passion jobs. Lisa Sánchez, city council member for Boise, Idaho, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions on how to manage when a passion job is wearing you out.Got a workplace quandary you need help addressing? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.

The Great Resignation. Quiet quitting. These concepts allegedly defined the way we worked last year. Will anything change in 2023? Journalist Anne Helen Petersen, co-author of Out of the Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home and host of the Crooked Media podcast Work Appropriate, has made a name for herself examining Americans' relationships to work. She joins host Kai Wright to discuss these relationships and how they are shaping our culture, economy and politics. They also take questions from callers about balancing work and life. Companion listening for this episode: Idina Menzel Talks Broadway, Balance and Her Dream Gig (12/12/2022) From Broadway to Frozen, Idina Menzel has captivated young and old audiences alike. A new documentary about her journey as a performer reveals how she worked to land her dream gig.  “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel. We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @noteswithkai or email us at notes@wnyc.org.

It's the start of a new year-- and with that inevitably comes resolutions to get out of a soul-sucking job and into a life-giving one. But job hunting can be really frustrating, and the process can be opaque. Laura Mariani, a neuroscientist-turned-recruiter, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about deciphering job postings, inquiring about remote work policies, and pivoting industries altogether.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know. 

It's tempting to blame misinformation on social media, but it turns out fake news has been around for longer than you'd think. From Slate, the history podcast One Year recaps the moments that transformed politics, culture, science and religion in one year from American history. In the fourth, and latest, season the series covers 1942, a year when inflation threatened to sink America, a worker revolt changed music forever and disinformation was rampant. And, whether or not you enjoy it, working from home does have its benefits. We'll listen in on an episode from advice show Work Appropriate that tackles the great remote work debate. We'll showcase those stories and several more this week and make sure your 2023 begins with the very best podcasting has to offer. Podcasts featured this week: One Year: 1942: "Every season of One Year tells the story of one year in history, and this season is focused on 1942. In this episode, host Josh Levin tells the story of the propaganda war that played out on radio waves during the Second World War." Work Appropriate: "Author Anne Helen Petersen invites guest experts in the world of work to answer listener questions and give advice about navigating modern working life. In this clip, Anne and her guest Jessica Grose unpack the tension around returning to the office post-lockdown, and why it's particularly hard on working parents." The Prince: "In this series from The Economist, host Sue-Lin Wong takes listeners through the life of Chinese president Xi Jinping, from the son of a political outcast to the most powerful man in the world." Pop Chat: "How come horror movies never seem to win any Oscars? Since the first Academy Awards in 1929, only six have even been nominated for best picture." If Books Could Kill: "Each week on If Books Could Kill, hosts Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri break down "the airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds." In their first episode they take aim at the 2005 book Freakonomics." Pale Blue Pod: "Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and comedian/science educator Corinne Caputo demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less "ahhh, too scary!" and a lot more "ohhh, so cool!" New episodes every Monday."

From combatting burnout to working remotely, workplace expert and author Anne Helen Petersen shares tips for navigating the modern work environment with CBS News' Errol Barnett. Petersen is the host of Crooked Media's new podcast, "Work Appropriate."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From combatting burnout to working remotely, workplace expert and author Anne Helen Petersen shares tips for navigating the modern work environment with CBS News' Errol Barnett. Petersen is the host of Crooked Media's new podcast, "Work Appropriate."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is Work Appropriate's version of a holiday episode! As work parties ramp up, so do small talk conversations about diets and eating habits. So what can you say at the holiday potluck when your boss comments on people's weights, or says she's being "so bad" for eating a brownie? What can you do when your workplace cafeteria has calorie counts plastered everywhere? How can you have a frank conversation about accommodations you need for work travel when you have a larger body? Virginia Sole-Smith joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer all these listener questions and more.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know!

There are plenty of reasons people choose to freelance-- better hours, more money, freedom from all-staff emails. But then... there's often a moment when you look around and realize that you've created a toxic work environment for yourself. In this episode, freelancer extraordinaire Wudan Yan joins host Anne Helen Petersen to help freelancers everywhere become better bosses to themselves.Got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know!

President Biden's student loan forgiveness program is headed to the Supreme Court. While the plan is blocked for now, the justices will hear arguments in February to decide whether the administration has the authority to cancel federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers.Crooked's new workplace advice podcast “Work Appropriate” covers everything from how to deal with pushy bosses, to the systemic issues that plague many industries. Host Anne Helen Peterson tells us how a period of burn-out made her think differently about the world of work.And in headlines: survivors of the Uvalde school shooting sued law enforcement agencies in Texas over their response to the massacre, a federal appeals court dismissed the “special master” in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, and the Senate passed legislation to block a nationwide rail strike.Show Notes:Crooked Media | Work Appropriate – https://www.workappropriate.comEvery Last Vote | Vote Save America – https://votesaveamerica.com/every-last-vote/Crooked Coffee is officially here. Our first blend, What A Morning, is available in medium and dark roasts. Wake up with your own bag at crooked.com/coffeeFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday 

Starting a new job is almost always stressful-- there's, of course, the tasks and workflow to figure out, but there's also a whole new culture and set of norms to find your place in.  Throw in a pandemic and remote work, and it's gotten even more complicated. Work has changed. It's not going back to how it was. And it's time for us to figure out new ways to onboard and mentor within this new way of working. Joining host Anne Helen Petersen is Adrian Hon, founder and CEO of Six to Start, a game design company with an entirely remote workforce. Together, they answer listener questions about how to onboard new employees efficiently, what kinds of team-building activities won't make everyone roll their eyes, and whether you should listen to the "new job remorse" you're feeling.If you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.

Often, people get promoted into management because they're good at their jobs-- not because they know anything about managing people. In this episode, Melissa Nightingale from Raw Signal Group joins host Anne Helen Petersen to posit that management is a skill that can be learned. From learning to manage a remote workforce, to dealing with generational differences in the workplace, to setting a good work-life-balance example to young reports-- we answer listeners' questions about all things managerial.If you've got a workplace quandary you need help figuring out, head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.

American society is still organized around a presumption that every family unit has a full-time caregiver in the home. Jessica Grose, mom of 2 and opinion writer for The New York Times, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions about the struggle, sadness, and burnout that comes from trying to still get by in that space, even when it isn't reality for millions of families.To hear even more episodes don't forget to subscribe to Work Appropriate. If you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, head to workappropriate.com to tell us about it.

Dr. Anne Helen Petersen: Author, work culture expert, and host of the new podcast entitled Work Appropriate on Crooked Media, Dr. Anne Helen Petersen (whose 2019 article entitled How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation went viral), joins Tavis for a conversation about workplace culture, burnout, and redefining society's understanding of labor so that we can all have a better relationship with work.

American work culture has changed dramatically in recent years. As the fog of the early pandemic lifted, workers had more power, the job market is tighter than it's been in a generation, and many workers are realizing remote work has big perks. Yet, working from home and hybrid work weren't the product of a lot of considered thought, it was thrust upon us in a crisis. Less time in office, fewer expectations around clock punching and putting in face time seem to make workers happier. But is that because being at home is inherently preferable? Or is it just that we never had a public emergency that forced us to make workplaces themselves more enjoyable environments? How do we lock in reforms that will make work in the new era better for everyone than it was in the pre-pandemic era? Anne Helen Peterson, who writes the Culture Study newsletter on Substack and hosts Crooked Media's newest podcast Work Appropriate joins host Brian Beutler to talk about the future of work.

American work culture has changed dramatically in recent years. As the fog of the early pandemic lifted, workers had more power, the job market is tighter than it's been in a generation, and many workers are realizing remote work has big perks. Yet, working from home and hybrid work weren't the product of a lot of considered thought, it was thrust upon us in a crisis. Less time in office, fewer expectations around clock punching and putting in face time seem to make workers happier. But is that because being at home is inherently preferable? Or is it just that we never had a public emergency that forced us to make workplaces themselves more enjoyable environments? How do we lock in reforms that will make work in the new era better for everyone than it was in the pre-pandemic era? Anne Helen Peterson, who writes the Culture Study newsletter on Substack and hosts Crooked Media's newest podcast Work Appropriate joins host Brian Beutler to talk about the future of work.

Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appearances by the smartest people Anne knows - they have real jobs, we promise - the show delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions like “how do I get my manager to stop texting me after hours,” to “what do I do when my company thinks our toxic culture can be fixed with Taco Tuesdays?” The problems may be limitless but so are the solutions! In this episode work, host Anne Helen Petersen teams up with comedian and TV writer Josh Gondelman to answer questions that range from petty (what if I hate the company holiday gift?) to systemic (is it okay to give up on advocating for my voice to be heard?).To hear even more episodes don't forget to subscribe to Work Appropriate. If you're interested in submitting your very own questions, head to workappropriate.com

American society is still organized around a presumption that every family unit has a full-time caregiver in the home. Jessica Grose, mom of 2 and opinion writer for The New York Times, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions about the struggle, sadness, and burnout that comes from trying to still get by in that space, even when it isn't reality for millions of families.If you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, head to workappropriate.com to tell us about it.

At work, we deal with people, and people inevitably bring up feelings. Host Anne Helen Petersen teams up with comedian and TV writer Josh Gondelman to answer questions that range from petty (what if I hate the company holiday gift?) to systemic (is it okay to give up on advocating for my voice to be heard?).Thanks for listening to the first episode of Work Appropriate! Please rate and review us so other people can find the show. And if you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, head to workappropriate.com to tell us about it.

Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appearances by the smartest people Anne knows, the show delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions. The problems may be limitless but so are the solutions!If you've got a workplace quandary you want help figuring out, head to workappropriate.com and let us know.

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