The Lonely Office Job Seeker Resource: The Lonely Office Best of 2025
In this Best of 2025 special, The Lonely Office revisits the conversations that helped job seekers make sense of a new normal—where old career rules broke down and new ones quietly took shape. From power versus status, to remote work as negotiation, to AI’s real impact on hiring, these moments cut through the hype and name what’s actually happening beneath the headlines. Not shortcuts or silver bullets—just sharper language, better frameworks, and a little more agency for navigating work when certainty is gone. This is a great episode to recap 2025 and get ready for 2026!
*Guests Featured
- Alison Fragale — Organizational Psychologist, Author & Professor of Management
- Daryl Fairweather — Chief Economist, Redfin
- Jeremy Schifeling — Founder and CEO, The Job Insiders
- Madeline Mann — Career Coach and Founder, Self Made Millennial
- Nick Bloom — Professor of Economics, Stanford University
- Phyl Terry — CEO and Co-Founder, Never Search Alone
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
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Aaron Calafato
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Leah Ova
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Editorial: Matt Sunbulli
Brooks Borden
Ken Wendt
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Research:
Matt Sunbulli
Zaid Safe
Aaron Calafato