Career Change, Can I Do It?

Changing careers or going into a new industry can be daunting. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss what it takes to move from one industry to another. They start with a question from someone who is in a secure, well-paying job but feels very bored. Kathi and Katherine explore what it takes to move to a new, more creative industry while keeping your current job. Eager to change industries but not sure how to do it? Listen here.

Which Job Should I Take?

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine talk about job hunting, and how to decide which job to take. They start with a question from someone who has to choose between a job that has no work/life balance, but is at a high-status company, versus a job that encourages work/life balance but is at a less prestigious company.

Afraid To Leave Your Job?

Is fear stopping you from leaving your job? For some people, leaving a job is easy to talk about but not so easy to do. Even if you know it’s time to leave, fear may get in the way. Kathi and Katherine explore the challenge of leaving a job and discuss tactics for managing the fears that come with making this kind of change.

Are You Working in a Trustworthy Environment?

One of the things that can be more difficult to establish when we work remotely or in hybrid situations is a feeling of trust. Because we can’t see each other, it’s harder to verify what is really going on.
In this podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine the qualities of two kinds of work environments: Trustworthy and lacking trust. Join us and see which one you relate to.

We Hire for Skill and Pay for Personality

It’s not enough to hire someone with the right skill set. You want to hire the right personality — for your company and the job. In this My Crazy Office episode, Kathi and Katherine discuss why personality, in the form of work ethic, professional behavior, and interpersonal skills, is what employers really pay for.

Steps Toward Changing Your Career: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 6

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

How do you figure out the next step in changing your career?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

Should You Be Self-Employed?: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 6

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

Should you be self-employed or not?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

#42: Getting Hired Too Slowly or Too Quickly – My Crazy Office, Season 5

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

First we give advice to someone experiencing an incredibly long hiring process.

Then we discuss what to watch out for if you get hired too quickly.