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January 23, 2025

S1 E26: Video Producer

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Quincy learns the hard way that you should download your contacts and your work on the regular. You might lose access to that stuff and then what? Quincy Ledbetter is a filmmaker; learn more about his work here.
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January 17, 2025

S1 E25: Pizza Delivery Guy

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Beware the bungee-in boss. And dry the trays, you punk-ass kid.
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January 2, 2025

S1 E24: Director of Economic Development

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Do not ask Jamie to tell you about a time. Don’t do it.
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December 26, 2024

S1 E23: Editor in Chief, Cooking App

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Matt ignores the signs at his own peril.
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December 19, 2024

S1 E22 Editor, Writer, and Author of Sad Sacked

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“For me, it felt like it was happening in dog years.” Liz Alterman on weatrhing an era of under- and un- employment.
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December 12, 2024

S1 E21: Company Founder

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It’s weird to be shown the door of the company you founded, but that’s what happened to Rand. Learn more about Rand’s book here.
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December 5, 2024

Interlude 3: Uncanned!

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Pam and Amy (the superstar producer behind CANNED) talk about how CANNED happened, what we’ve learned, revisit some greatest hits, and drop some eff bombs because you got fired, it’s fucked up.
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November 20, 2024

S1 E20: Adjunct Math Professor

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Abbas just wants to settle a parking ticket and teach some math classes.
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November 14, 2024

S1 E19: Director of Content Marketing

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Donna says she’ll be haunted for the rest of her days about why she got fired. We hope that’s not true, but we get it, given that she was, by all accounts, a hero at her job.
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October 31, 2024

S1 E18: Waitress

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Carol says maybe you shouldn’t take a swing at your boss, even if you think they really deserve it. Also! Some bonus information about working with a career coach.
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