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 you next Tuesday, but we'll be back!

In the meantime, be sure to submit all of your stories at www.dearworkwives.com!

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, skip to 27:39.
• And if you really want to watch us get to the root of why this call went slightly sideways, jump to 40:36

We've never aired anything like this episode, so it's fitting it's also the one where we're discussing the future of the podcast!

Be sure to let us know what you think!

Welcome back, Work Wives!

We start this episode by discussing this 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:

1. Should you tell your brand new boss that your parent just died even if you aren't looking for bereavement time? (32:00)
2. Advice for changing careers after having children. (37:13)
3. Our thoughts on whether it's possible to find a high-paying job with low stress and lots of flexibility? (43:29)

If you have your own work stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!

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:

1. Should you confront a coworker who lied to your supervisor and threw you under the bus? (18:15)
2. Advice for coping with imposter syndrome in your professional life. (12:57)
3. Dealing with a boss who wants their remote employee to send hourly updates! (27:21)

If you want to learn more about working with us in the How To CEO program, visit www.learnhowtoceo.com!

If you have your own work stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!

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:

1. How to keep your cool as a leader when your team seemingly won't follow processes. (11:31)
2. How to have tough conversations, especially when you've been avoiding problems for a long time. (21:36)
3. Advice for dealing with people with a "you're not my boss" attitude. (28:48)

If you're interested in learning more about working with us in the How To CEO program, visit www.learnhowtoceo.com!

If you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!

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:

1. How to move forward after getting busted constantly being on your phone (08:24)
2. A manager who freaked out over a task being completed 40 minutes after the due date (19:12)
3. Tips for transitioning from entrepreneurship to becoming an employee (27:59)

Plus a little bonus chitchat at the end of the episode about a parenting hack we're both excited to try!

If you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com, and don't forget to subscribe and share!

Welcome back, Work Wives!

We're celebrating Adrienne's birthday today by trying to find things. to disagree about, like:

1. "Video On" policies for remote teams (02:08)
2. Quitting your job because you don't align with the values of your leaders. (13:41)
3. Comparing your current team to past employees (22:18)
4. Workplace uniform policies (25:59)

You'll have to listen to the episode to see if we managed to disagree about anything, and if you have your own stories to share with us please submit them at www.dearworkwives.com

Also, if you want to learn more about the adult summer camp we're hosting this October visit www.campclockwork.com for more details!

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 employee who is self-conscious about not having anything to contribute during a meeting. (31:52)

4) A COO who wants a manager to record and share all of their 1:1's with their direct reports. (35:32)

If you liked what you heard today, please be sure to give us a follow and share this episode with a friend!

If you have your own horror story to share, we are always looking for submissions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dearworkwives.com