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How to Take an “Adult Gap Year” – and When It’s Not Worth It Feb 03, 2025

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the pros and cons of taking an “adult gap year” (aka sabbatical or “mini-retirement”), why they’re becoming more common, and how to financially plan for one if you want to take one yourself.

00:00 Intro

01:56 Stats on burnout

05:54 Defining “sabbatical” vs “leave of absence” vs “gap year” or “mini retirement”

08:48 Companies providing sabbatical options

15:01 What Kyle and Kaila would do with a 4-week sabbatical

18:36 Harvard Business Review’s study on sabbaticals

20:56 Can you take a break without hurting your career?

22:16 How to take a break if you don’t necessarily have the financial means to

26:39 Tactics

Harvard Business Review’s article on sabbaticals.

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

We React to Zuck’s “Masculinity” Comments and Meta’s Big Layoffs Jan 27, 2025

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss some of the recent news surrounding Meta—from their announcement of cutting 5% of their workforce, to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments on masculinity in the workplace.

00:00 Intro

00:51 Meta’s recent announcement around firing practices

04:25 Two potential upsides to Meta’s “rank and yank” system

07:07 Issues with stack ranking systems

13:39 What is the ideal performance incentive at work?

17:29 How certain incentives cause “creaming”

20:09 What’s going on with managers?

22:53 Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan clip

32:12 What we can takeaway from Meta’s new policies

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The Right Way to Make a Major Career Change Jan 20, 2025

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss when and how to make a career pivot, and the questions to ask yourself before starting.

00:00 Intro

01:19 Listener career pivot story submission

05:06 Kaila’s biggest career pivot

07:55 A crucial consideration before making a career change

08:21 Kyle’s career pivots

12:13 The importance of finding what you actually enjoy doing

15:54 A common mistake with networking

20:25 Knowing career narrative

23:12 Embracing the beginner’s mindset

24:13 Listener submissions

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Is 2025 The Year of “Revenge Quitting”? Jan 13, 2025

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the rise of revenge quitting, what it is, why it’s seemingly on the rise, and their takes on its effectiveness.

00:00 Intro

01:43 Defining what “revenge quitting” is

04:05 Why 2025 will be the year of revenge quitting

09:30 Why the year of revenge quitting might actually be something else

10:37 Why Kaila loves the idea of revenge quitting

16:35 The truth about revenge quitting

17:28 How Kaila and Kyle have quit jobs in their career

22:51 The importance of exhausting your options

26:32 A Reddit story of revenge quitting

27:57 Tactics

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How to Get Promoted This Year Jan 06, 2025

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the real strategies and steps involved in getting a promotion, from how and when to have the conversation with your boss, to how to get clear for yourself what you really want in the next stage of your career.

00:00 Intro

00:36 Kaila and Kyle’s first promotions

05:38 Kaila and Kyle’s 2025 career goals

07:12 The number one thing you should be doing to set yourself up for success

17:12 More tips for how to get promoted in 2025

19:29 How Kaila and Kyle became directors

23:04 The importance of checking in with your manager frequently

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How To Nail Your Performance Review Dec 30, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Morning Brew’s SVP of People Operations Kate Noel to talk about how to make the most of your year-end performance review—from how to prepare for it to what to expect from it—and what most people forget about this formal evaluation process.

00:00 Intro

00:57 How Morning Brew Inc. handles performance reviews

05:53 The pros and cons of performance reviews

10:18 Advice for one-on-ones

13:48 How to make the most of your performance review

17:56 Talking merit increases

21:10 How biases play out in performance reviews

28:28 What should you do if you don’t get that promotion you were hoping for?

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Will the 4-Day Workweek Actually Solve Anything? Japan Is Betting It Will Dec 23, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the companies in the UK and in Japan that have been experimenting with the 4-day work week, what the outcomes have been, and whether or not we can expect to see it implemented in the US. Does the 4-day work week actually solve anything? Is it beneficial or detrimental to society as a whole?

00:00 Intro

01:41 The New York Times report on UK businesses piloting the 4-day workweek

06:46 When a 4-day workweek isn’t a fix

11:29 The Tokyo case study of the 4-day workweek

17:49 Reimagining our current work standards and systems

21:56 What can we do based on the 4-day work week research

26:51 A little holiday surprise

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Apple Got Sued for Spying on Their Workers – Is Your Job Spying on You Too? Dec 16, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the topic of employee surveillance, including the recent invasion of privacy lawsuit against Apple, and how it impacts company culture. Do companies have the right to monitor employee behavior? Is employee surveillance the new normal? And what can employees do to fight back?

00:00 Intro

00:28 Apple lawsuit

05:31 Stats from the ABA on employee surveillance in the US

08:10 Is surveilling employees ethical?

17:19 What it means to “look like you’re working”

23:06 How to make your job less “fuzzy”

24:20 Tactics

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When Is It Worth It To Relocate For A Job? Dec 09, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about how to decide whether it’s worth moving for your career, and how they’ve made decisions to move in their own lives. Is it always worth uprooting yourself for your career? And are there particular places that it’s more advantageous to live in than others?

00:00 Intro

01:22 Malcolm Gladwell quote

05:03 What went into Kyle’s decision to move to New York

08:38 A research-backed argument for relocating

13:18 Why location is so important to consider when moving for a job

17:30 Why Kaila moved to New York

22:15 “Digital Nomads”

26:14 Cities that are trying to attract new remote workers as residents

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Is Job Hopping Hurting Your Career? With Hanna Gets Hired Dec 02, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by career advice expert and content creator Hanna Goefft (@hannagetshired) to discuss the pros and cons of job hopping, how it looks to potential employers, and at what stages of your career it can positively or negatively impact your trajectory.

00:00 Intro

01:30 How we’re defining “job hopping”

03:05 Stats on millennial job hopping

04:32 A case against job hopping

07:27 How recruiters view job hopping on a resume

10:38 How to explain layoffs on your resume

15:10 Hanna’s job hopping history

19:59 When job hopping is viewed more negatively

22:25 How careers are evaluated differently depending on your seniority

28:31 The under-appreciated benefit of staying at one company

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