Above My Paygrade

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LinkedIn launched an “AI slop” button, and people hit it with the enthusiasm of someone rejecting a calendar invite. Jeremy and Jimmy break down the rise of slop policing, HR bringing back dress codes nobody asked for, wellness programs that feel more like kindergarten craft time, and companies using algorithms to decide who gets laid off. Corporate America is spiraling, and LinkedIn is just here to tell you your conten...

Your company has officially lost its mind. In this episode, Jeremy and Jimmy break down Microsoft’s latest layoffs (4,800 people), why your job now changes every 20 minutes, how the office is suddenly charging you for basic human needs, and the grand finale: virtual harassment training, because apparently, we all need to learn how not to offend the robots. Corporate America is spiraling, and we’re here to document the m...

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Microsoft just turned Teams into a snitch. This week Jeremy and Jimmy expose "Workplace Check-in," the new feature that tells your company exactly when you walk through the door — Wi-Fi and all. Then: portfolio careers, the modern survival strategy where one job isn't enough so now you have four. And a stat that'll ruin your day — 71% of workers are doing jobs they were never hire...

This week, Jeremy and Jimmy discuss the art of the workplace goodbye: the people you'll genuinely miss, the people you forgot before you even left, and the assholes your glad to never see or speak to again. Then we get into the Chirayu Rana story, the JPMorgan banker suing his female boss for allegedly making him a sex slave. The allegations are wild, the counter-allegations are wilder, and the chatbot transcripts are something els...

This week, Jeremy and Jimmy break down the strange magic of work best friends — how two random coworkers suddenly become inseparable, why the bond is stronger than most real friendships, and how everything falls apart the moment one of you gets promoted or moved to a different team. Then the guys dive into the whole “work wife/work husband” thing… and yeah, it gets weird fast. We talk about why it’s c...

Jeremy & Jimmy kick off their brand‑new Friday Lunchbreak edition of the Above My Paygrade Podcast — releasing every Friday at noon to help you mentally clock out early.

They start the show with a shout‑out to all the Friday Zombies out there: the people who are physically present at work but spiritually gone, staring at their screens like they’re waiting for a loading bar that never moves.

Then they break down the tw...

Jeremy & Jimmy are back! It’s one of those weeks where corporate life feels like a full‑contact sport. Jeremy and Jimmy kick things off talking about how chaotic last week was — the kind of chaos that makes you want to “call in dead” instead of calling in sick.

With a holiday this week, they break down the guaranteed wave of coworkers who will mysteriously “come down with something” on Wednesd...

After surviving a national meeting with over 500 people, Jeremy returns home physically broken and sounding like a man who swallowed a gravel smoothie. In this episode, we unpack the true cost of corporate travel: the exhaustion, the time‑zone whiplash, the questionable buffet food, and the moment your voice gives up on you entirely.

Jimmy immediately seizes the opportunity to roast Jeremy’s new vocal identity over and over wh...

In this brutally honest kickoff to the new year, Jeremy and Jimmy break down the corporate myth that “Q1 is a fresh start” when, in reality, it’s just last year’s nonsense with a new calendar. We dig into how companies pretend they’re reinventing themselves while quietly recycling the same broken processes, the same empty promises, and the same leaders insisting “this year will be different.&rdqu...

It’s the most chaotic time of the fiscal year… and we’re here to unwrap it. Corporate holiday parties: the gift that keeps on disappointing. In this special edition, we roast what makes them unbearable, share survival rules for staying out of trouble, read listener‑submitted horror stories, and unveil the Official Holiday Party Agreement — your handbook for not becoming the office legend of shame. And for s...