Not For Everyone 91. WHATADO: Workplace Woes + Corporate Chaos
Sep 26, 2024
Feeling lost in your career? The hosts dive into the sacrifices of changing jobs and the struggle with unmotivated coworkers. They share hilarious blunders, like a Slack mistake, and tackle the complexities of job satisfaction. Discover tips on maximizing PTO while cracking jokes about quirky habits, like eating in the shower. Plus, they explore the journey through stagnant careers and the importance of balancing job stability with personal passions. Oh, and there's a surprise animal attack to keep things lively!
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Prioritize Day-to-Day Work Happiness
- Prioritize your day-to-day work happiness over perfect benefits when changing jobs.
- Use new jobs as launching pads for future opportunities even if they aren't perfect.
Over-Indexing Checklists Fails
- People often over-index their checklists when deciding on jobs or partners.
- Happiness and contentment come from an overall good fit, not checklist perfection.
Maximize PTO With Holidays
- Strategically use limited PTO by attaching it to national holidays and weekends.
- This maximizes your time off without using extra leave days.