Category: Roles

Have You Been Unfairly Labeled at Work?

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about what you should do if you’ve been unfairly labeled at work. They start with a question from someone whose boss keeps saying she needs to “up her game,” and work harder — even though her colleagues describe her as the hardest working member of the team. Kathi and Katherine describe other ways that people can be labeled at work, and what you can do to address it.

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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.

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#13: Employee to Equal – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to someone who gets promoted to the same level as their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager should do when their former employee becomes their equal.

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#11: The Single Vs Married Worker – My Crazy Office, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about single and married workers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about what to do when you feel like your employer takes advantage of your single status.

Then we discuss workplace roles and how to break free of them.

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#43 – The Entertainer, The Peacemaker: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

First we give advice about what to do when you want to change your career from one industry to another.

Then we have a discussion about times where we changed our careers and the obstacles we faced.

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#24 – Crossing Boundaries & Corporate Behavior: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

First we give advice about what to do when a boss crosses a professional boundary.

Then we discuss fake corporate behavior.

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#22 – Leaving A Job: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

First we give advice about how to continue a job search after rejection.

Then we discuss how to let go of an employee who is stuck in a role.

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#12 – Peer to Manager & Military Management: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

We give advice about how to go from being your coworker’s peer to their manager.

Then we talk about how to deal with a new controlling manager with a military background.

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