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Pinaki Kathiari & Chris Lee challenge traditional best practices in the workplace
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Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be a Woman at Work? | Regine Nelson (opens the original)
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For this one, Bree kicked the boys out. In this bonus episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, host Bree Bartos is joined by Jen Samuel, Senior Account and Strategic Communications Manager at Local Wisdom, and special guest Regine Nelson, principal consultant in employee experience and internal comms, author of The Comms and Culture Devotional, and founder of Rise and Rain, for a conversation Pinaki and Chris were intentionally not part of: why does it feel so wrong to be a wom
Why Does It Feel So Nerve-Wracking to Change Things Up? (opens the original)
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Big changes are coming to Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work? and this episode is where we tell you all about them. In this wrap-up episode of Between the Seasons, Bree Bartos, Pinaki Kathiari, and Chris Lee sit down for one last conversation before Season 4. They talk through standout moments from work, both good and hard, get honest about the emotional labor of always being 'on,' and land on a genuinely moving conversation about change, risk, and why it's scary to let something you'
I've Created a Problem (No, You Revealed One) | Reddit at Work (opens the original)
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A manager hires a young, inexperienced salesperson hoping to train him up just enough to help grow the team. It works. Too well. Now senior leadership feels threatened, the manager admits he can't stand the guy's energy, and the whole post reads like a confession that success became the actual problem. In this Reacting to Reddit at Work episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, Pinaki Kathiari and Bree Bartos are joined by Bill Kuehler, co-founder of Resource Hero, and Sam Knigh
There's Always a Voice Telling You to Get Back to Work | Bill Kuehler (opens the original)
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Connect with Bill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billkuehler/ He thought leaving corporate America for a startup would mean more balance. What he got instead was a bedroom that doubled as an office, a laptop always within arm's reach, and a voice in the back of his head telling him someone, somewhere, was noticing he wasn't working. In this Between the Seasons episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, Pinaki Kathiari and Bree Bartos are joined by Bill Kuehler, co-founder and manag
I Don't Want to Be Your Friend, I'm Trying to Do My Job | Lottie Bazley (opens the original)
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A manager gets promoted from peer to boss. He switches the team from weekly meetings to daily. He opens every single one by asking about hobbies, dinner, the dog. He texts stream-of-consciousness updates about his life throughout the day and gets annoyed when the emoji reactions aren't enthusiastic enough. Meanwhile he's micromanaging, taking out company stress on the team, and nobody's salary has moved. In this Reacting to Reddit at Work episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?
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