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Is it okay to ask your coworker how much they make? Is Gen Z set up for failure in the workplace? Should you really bring your whole self to work? 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.
Episodes
April 28, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about the value of giving your job its own performance review, the most effective way to do it, and the lowest rated jobs from their own career experiences.
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00:00 Intro
06:46 The Rate Your Job Template
13:38 Explaining the template through an example
15:55 How Kaila used the Rate Your Job Template when choosing her current job
19:00 Us...
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April 21, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into what exactly constitutes a “side hustle”, and the circumstances in which it IS and ISN’T worth having one. Not all side hustles are created equal.
00:00 Intro
03:11 Average income earned from a side hustle
05:11 The issue with the term “side hustle”
08:00 The most common types of side hustles
14:45 “Acceptable or Not?” game
20:46 Considering how a side hustle might be perceived at your job...
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April 14, 2025 • 37 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into tips and tactics on the best way to protect your job and prepare yourself for potential job cuts during a recession.
00:00 Intro
00:27 Listener email
03:19 What happens during a recession
06:24 What you can do to prepare yourself professionally if you are currently employed
09:10 “T-Shaped skills”
13:45 The importance of weak ties
19:09 Why you should consider posting on LinkedIn right now...
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April 7, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the reason why efficiency shouldn’t be the goal at work, and how to actually get better at your job.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Our obsession with efficiency
02:26 The problem with the conversation around AI
06:46 What you lose when you focus too much on efficiency
11:42 When Kaila over-focused on efficiency in her career
18:06 How to actually get better at your job
19:46 Scheduling time for whimsy
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March 31, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss how to have those difficult conversations at work with career advice expert Erin McGoff of @advicewitherin. From addressing your lazy coworker to handling your micromanaging boss, Kaila, Kyle, and Erin offer specific tactics and approaches for conducting these challenging conversations.
00:00 Intro
00:55 How Advice With Erin got started
03:49 Stats on how much people avoid having difficult c...
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March 24, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dig into the details of the Rippling v Deel corporate espionage lawsuit, and why—even if you aren’t a corporate spy yourself—it should matter to you.
00:00 Intro
00:51 Background
07:26 Our reaction to the Rippling v Deel case
12:36 Remembering what Slack really is
18:08 What kind of information is okay to take with you from a job, and what is not
20:11 Noncompete clauses
21:59 “garden leave”
22:41 W...
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March 17, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle get philosophical and discuss the ethics of working for a company that doesn’t align with your values. Is it ever acceptable to work at a job that you perceive as immoral? And what can you do if you have to work at such a place?
00:00 Intro
05:30 Whether or it’s morally okay to work somewhere that goes against your values
09:08 Another important caveat when it comes to values aligning with your work...
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March 10, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the difference between nepotism vs. networking in the workplace, and how to make nepotism work for you even when you don’t think you have the connections you need to secure an opportunity.
00:00 Intro
00:46 Defining a “nepo baby”
04:54 How common workplace nepotism actually is
09:03 When people are, and are not okay with workplace nepotism
12:52 Is nepotism different from networking?
18:22 H...
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March 3, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss whether or not millennial managers are too soft, the different styles of management, and how to navigate giving tough feedback.
00:00 Intro
02:29 How Kaila and Kyle define a “millennial manager”
07:49 The difference between a good millennial manager and a bad millennial manager
10:08 Previous generations vs millennials in terms of management styles
15:08 “Primal Leadership” and the styles of...
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February 24, 2025 • 25 mins
We’ve done it again—this week Kaila and Kyle read and respond to your “am I the a**hole?” submissions around your work-specific situations…and they do not hold back.
00:00 Intro
01:02 AITA scenario 1 | vengeful quitter
05:37 AITA scenario 2 | “friend” exploitation
09:57 AITA scenario 3 | senior exec’s personal tragedy
14:44 AITA scenario 4 | Reddit submission
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February 17, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the recent headlines around DEI, the potential implications of these measures, and what actually makes the most effective teams.
00:00 Intro
00:43 Recent headlines around DEI
06:05 Listener email
12:04 Stats around DEI from Morning Brew’s Insights and Analytics team
16:34 Why having a diverse workforce helps your business outcomes
20:04 An example of DEI efforts in the workplace
22:05 What ...
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February 10, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Hannah Williams, founder and host of @SalaryTransparentStreet, to talk about the importance of salary transparency, why it’s still such an uncomfortable thing to talk about, and how to negotiate for a higher salary.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Hannah Williams and Salary Transparent Street
01:24 When Hannah first realized she was being underpaid
07:51 The experience of filming Salary Transparent ...
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February 3, 2025 • 36 mins
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 wi...
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January 27, 2025 • 36 mins
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?...
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January 20, 2025 • 36 mins
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 narra...
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January 13, 2025 • 33 mins
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 Kail...
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January 6, 2025 • 32 mins
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 ti...
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December 30, 2024 • 37 mins
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:...
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December 23, 2024 • 33 mins
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 ...
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December 16, 2024 • 31 mins
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 emplo...
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