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If someone were to ask you what it is like to work in a typical office in 2025, what would you tell them? Suppose it is a teenager or a babyboomer who thinks you should just find a big employer, stay… more

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RE: AT&T CEO's Viral Memo Sparks Debate on Workplace Loyalty

If you want work place loyalty, join a union! Employees are loyal to eachother and top management will never be loyal to you. Any si… more

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Just listened to the podcast episode about job search strategies. Thank you!

Question: when I scan my resume in a company's Workday platform, it appears to pull in only my jobs and education, but … more

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The latest podcast discusses keystroke monitoring.

An associate of mine, who is one of the US's most successful personal injury attorneys, always advises to NEVER use keystroke monitoring on devices. He says that doing so… more

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Are you an experienced professional looking for a rewarding career? NUVO is hiring a Data Operator offering competitive pay of $31.00 per hour, full benefits, and career growth opportunities. At NUVO,… more

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I'd like to see how my PTO policy stacks up. The university I work for lets us buy back up to an additional 20 PTO days beyond our standard amounts. Payment is deducted evenly from each paycheck t… more

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Love this podcast! Please cover a topic for situations like mine:
I was hired as the head of HR and after a year the company was sold to a non USA based company. The new leadership met with me and the… more

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People are mixed in their response to the Fork in the Road memo from OPM. Many aren’t sure if it’s actually enforceable and would be followed through on. If they accept, would they actually get paid a… more

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From LinkedIn: 2021: No salary increase due to Covid pandemic.
2022: Got a 3% raise.
2023: 0
2024: Another 3% raise.
2025: Revieving on 2nd Quarter.

Employee: I'm handing in my resignation.
Boss: You’re performing so we… more

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I hope this topic turns into a podcast episode. My story is that I graduated from a university in May of 2024 and moved to live in the same area of the university in November of 2024. I‘ve been search… more

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Why do work colleagues send each other Christmas cards with their families and kids on them? this is US specific

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What is the situation for shared refreshments in your office like? If someone brings in cookies or snacks to "share," is it fair game for:
1. managers and directors and above?
2. people from other departments who walk by<… more

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TLO crew, I’m with you! 👏

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Hey TLO listeners , 🆕 episode drops on Wednesday 11.27 @ 12:30AM EST.

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Statistics of one job search - What does it take to find the job you are looking for?

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I got a new job this week and I gave my two weeks notice yesterday. My colleagues keep asking me what company I will be working at next. I have been telling them that I am keeping it under wraps for n… more

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A perspective from a TLO listener living and working in Sweden 🇸🇪 upon discovering the effort that many domestic (USA) companies put into remotely monitoring their employees… 👀

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Hey Aaron, appreciated the Job v Kids discussion. I was wondering if you could add / consider the perspective of immigrants as well in future topics? That perspective sometimes experiences certain dec… more

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I am currently looking for a job and a recruiter that I had a scheduled call with yesterday didn’t call at our agreed meeting time! This is the first time this has happened to me. She reached out to m… more

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Aaron, did you recycle an episode today? I haven’t listed to it but Tabitha is back..

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Does anyone work for company who’s CEO has implemented a 4-day work week?

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Have you ever endured 11 rounds of interviews?

This week, from the vault of The Lonely Office is one of our greatest hits—a horror story for the remote work era: going through endless rounds of interviews, wondering … more

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There’s at least one at every company 🤦🏻‍♂️

We’ve all worked with great communicators. On the one hand, they razzle and dazzle during presentations, woo the C-suite, rally the troops. On the other, they can overinfl… more

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👀 Adult Entertainment Companies are Hiring and Paying White Collar Workers💰

As the unemployment rate for recent graduates climbs higher than the national average, qualified white-collar workers are turning to unlike… more

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Have you ever been ghosted by an interviewer, only to be officially rejected a year later?

That’s the story of Karen the headhunter. Hers is the inspiration for our episode this week, and in an unprecedented first, she’s a… more

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Where do you stand on a potential TikTok ban?

There's a generational divide on the question of banning the app. In this new episode of TLO we cover the story of “Harold,” a disillusioned worker who finds himself impassioned to act after the House passed a bipartisan bill to ban TikTok. Harold represents the younger of some 125 million Americans using the platform and fighting to keep the app around.

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Do you fear OpenAI’s Sora or do you welcome it?

This week on TLO, inspired by the real story of “Lee,” a young film editor who sees his future thwarted by Sora, we discuss the impacts of AGI on creativity. Is it killing creative… more

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Have you ever been fired and the way it all went down just didn’t “feel” right. Did you ever wish you had recorded it?

Well, that’s the premise of this week’s topic, inspired by the mortifying tale of “Jenna” the HR newbie, and … more

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If you were Lori and found out what she did, would you have spoken up?👇

Lori, a marketing manager, felt cheated when she discovered that a new, inexperienced employee was earning the same salary as her. This revelation led h… more

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Should Logan cheat on his current employer?

Logan was trying to decide if he should take on another full-time paralegal job - all while hiding it from his original employer. Then, the unbelievable happened.

This week o… more

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This week on TLO, our episode was inspired by the real revenge story of an electrician named Jerry. How did a guy (who was essentially excommunicated from his friend group because he went to a trade school) become th… more

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Inspired by baseball player Shohei Ohtani’s highly unusual contract, on this week’s episode we discuss getting creative with contract negotiations—and our tips for getting more out of your next professional enga… more

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I have no advice. I joined this group because of the interesting title.

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