Work Appropriate

At work, we deal with people, and people inevitably bring up feelings. Host Anne Helen Petersen teams up with comedian and TV writer Josh Gondelman to answer questions that range from petty (what if I hate the company holiday gift?) to systemic (is it okay to give up on advocating for my voice to be heard?).

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In our episode "May I Speak to the Manager?" host Anne Helen Petersen talked with Melissa Nightingale about why and how formal management training has really gone by the wayside, resulting in a plethora of managers without the skills they need to thrive. In today's episode, Melissa returns to answer questions from listeners about really specific problems they're having as managers. Whether it's figuring out your management style, keeping your cool when your trainee just isn't getting it, or designing an effective performance review system-- Melissa and Anne have advice for bosses in any industry.

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Live from SXSW EDU, it's Work Appropriate! Your coworkers are not your family, your bosses are not your parents—but workplaces are filled with the sort of big emotions we usually associate with family dynamics. In front of an excellent crowd, Anne Helen Petersen and guest host Gloria Chan Packer answer all manner of questions from listeners who are grappling with tough relationships at work.

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Few things are more nerve-wracking than getting laid off. But odds are, most of us will be laid off at some point in our lives. So how can we prepare? And when it happens, how do we cope? Career coach Phoebe Gavin joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about what happens after the pink slip.

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Sometimes the stuff that happens to us at work is weird, or frustrating, or funny-- but sometimes it's straight-up traumatizing. How do you move forward when you still feel like you're carrying trauma from a previous job? Should I go back to my old job, because at least I had friends there? Should I tell my manager about my PTSD diagnosis? Licensed psychologist Dr. Hammad N'cho joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer some of these tough questions, and more.

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