This week’s letter writers are looking to change their relationships to work. One is wondering if it’s time to leave UX all together and monetize a hobby instead. The other is a budding thought leader…who gets the ick whenever they say “thought leader.” Sara and Jen have brought out all their best questions and resources to help these folks get unstuck and plan their next career move—without ignoring the human being at the center.

Links:

• Don’t feel like an expert? Share anyway.
• Check out the new book Present Yourself from Women Talk Design
• Hone your Spiky Point of View
• Join the Manager’s Playbook May cohort

Got a work situation eating away at you? Send it to us! Submit your dilemma at

PMLEshow.com.

Our letter writers today are really going through it—public undermining, misogyny, gaslighting, intense micromanagement. So how can you speak up or push back when your manager is making you miserable? And what if it feels pointless to even try? Sara and Jen jump in with tools for holding difficult, but healthy, conversations with your manager—and also how to avoid letting bad managers suck up all the space in your life.

Links:

• Identify your needs with BICEPS
• Read Alicia Ostarello’s essay on healing from burnout

Got a work situation eating away at you? Send it to us! Submit your dilemma at PMLEshow.com.

Today’s episode is all about job titles—and all the weird feelings that come with them. Our first letter writer enjoys their work and is paid well, but feels like they’ve been leveled lower than their peers. Another is considering a “demotion” to manage burnout, but is worried about taking a long-term hit in their career. They’re turning to Sara and Jen to help them get unstuck—without racing back onto the corporate ladder.

Links:

• Identify your needs with BICEPS

Got a work situation eating away at you? Send it to us! Submit your dilemma at 

PMLEshow.com.