Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appe... More
Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appe... More
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Neurodivergence at Work with Faith Saenz
If you have ADHD, autism, Tourette's, a traumatic brain injury, or another neurological difference, navigating workplace culture can be a huge challenge. Faith Saenz, founder of NeuroTalent Consulting, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about being neurodivergent at work.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and let us know.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.
5/31/2023
51:43
This is Awkward with Virginia Sole-Smith
We've received so many questions about awkward/mean/offensive/weird things your coworkers have said and done... that we had to make a whole episode about just that. Virginia Sole-Smith, author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to help listeners figure out what to say, how to say it, and when to just go straight to HR.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Let us know at www.workappropriate.com.Order Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture at Bookshop.org. Use promo code WORK to get 10% off!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.
5/24/2023
54:31
How To Care Less About Your Job with Simone Stolzoff
If you spend a lot of your life doing something, it's natural to care about it! But sometimes the amount we care about our jobs does not match the way our jobs care about us. So when you come to the realization you need to care a little less about your job... how do you actually do that? Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From Work, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions from listeners who want to dial down the caring.Order The Good Enough Job at Bookshop.org. Use the code WORK to get 10% off!Got a sticky situation at work that you need help figuring out? Tell us about it at www.workappropriate.com.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.
5/17/2023
46:04
My Industry is Failing: Non-Profits Edition with Nicole Washington
We're diving into the wide, wondrous, and often deeply messed up world of non-profits. Nicole Washington returns to join host Anne Helen Petersen and answer listeners' questions like, "Were my expectations too high?" "How much of my industry can I personally fix?" And "How do I quit without the whole organization collapsing?" If you work in an industry that seems like it's failing, we want to hear about it! Send us your quandary at www.workappropriate.comFollow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events
5/10/2023
41:14
Managing Up with Alaina Fuld
If your boss is making your life hard, you've probably heard the advice to "manage up." Should everyone be spending more time cultivating their managing up skills? Or should managers just be spending more time figuring out what’s actually going on in their department? Alaina Fuld, Sr. Manager for Communications & Community Impact at Brooks Running (and one of AHP's BFFs), joins host Anne Helen Petersen for tips on work with your boss to get what you need.Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to www.workappropriate.com and ask away!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.
Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appearances by the smartest people Anne knows, the show delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions. The problems may be limitless but so are the solutions!