Category: Career Advice

Necessary Lying: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about lying on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

When is lying necessary?

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#24: Promoted Above Your Peers – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about being promoted above your peers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to someone who recently got promoted and is experiencing backlash from their former peers.

Then we consider how someone should handle the change in dynamics when their close colleague becomes their supervisor.

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#21: Working From Home vs Working Onsite – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about working from home versus working onsite on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to someone whose work performance improved at home and is conflicted about returning to the office.

Then we discuss what managers can do if they have staff members that work better from home.

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#19: Interview Behavior – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about interview behavior on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an interviewee who finds that his anger at his current job is leaking into his interviews.

Then we discuss how a manager can conduct an effective interview if they have never been trained.

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#18: Maintaining Healthy Work Habits – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about maintaining healthy habits on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who fears that a return to the office will hurt their new healthy work habits.

Then we discuss how a manager can balance staff boundaries with their work productivity.

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#17: When Micromanagement Disheartens You – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about micromanagement and its effects on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee whose boss micromanages their emails, leaving them feeling marginalized.

Then we discuss how a micromanaging boss can lessen their behavior.

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#16: Letting Go of A Negative Workplace – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about letting go of a negative workplace on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

You may currently be in a toxic work situation and you know you need to leave but it’s hard.

Or you may have recently been fired from or quit a toxic work situation and now you need to find a better, healthier job.

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#15: The Power of Face Time (Not the App) – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about face-to-face interaction on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who wonders if they should go back into the office in order for their work to be recognized.

Then we discuss how a manager should engage in face-to-face interaction with their staff.

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