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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
December 22, 2025 • 39 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down their simple and effective End of Year Reflection Framework, which will help you give the best end-of-year performance review possible.
00:00 Intro
01:55 Kaila and Kyle’s 2025 overall vibe check
04:52 Step one of the reflection framework
08:34 Step two of the reflection framework
16:01 Big takeaways from completing the first two steps of the 4-step reflection framework
19:35 Step th...
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December 20, 2025 • 15 mins
In this very special bonus episode of PMLE, Kaila and Kyle are joined by comedian, actor, and producer Joel Kim Booster to get his holiday hot takes. Listen to hear how Joel would organize his own office holiday party, the rule he thinks would make corporate America more fun, and his honest opinions in a round of Iconic of Moronic.
00:00 Intro
00:31 What Joel’s performance review would say if he held an office job today
02:02 T...
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December 15, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss both how family has influenced their career paths, how they talk about work with their families, and the importance of figuring out what the right amount of spillover is between work and family life.
00:00 Intro
01:40 How Kaila and Kyle talk about work with their families
07:28 The “spillover-crossover model”
13:19 The danger of co-rumination
15:42 How Kaila’s family influenced her caree...
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December 8, 2025 • 40 mins
Is it possible for us to start to digitally “detox” while still leveling up at work? In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Kate Noel (host of the podcast People Person, and Morning Brew’s SVP of People Operations) to talk about how we can start to become less dependent on our screens, while still remaining diligent at our jobs.
00:00 Intro
02:53 Should we even be trying to digitally detox?
06:37 How Kate, as an HR leade...
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December 1, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down and debate the worst career advice they’ve ever heard, and what they think you should do instead.
00:00 Intro
02:45 Bad advice #1
09:28 Bad advice #2
16:28 Bad advice #3
23:30 Bad advice #4
27:50 Work rant
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November 24, 2025 • 37 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dig into “crisis culture” at work—what it is, how it came about, and what you can do about it if you’re experiencing it in your own workplace.
00:00 Intro
01:35 What is “workplace crisis culture”?
02:35 Why is this crisis culture happening?
09:49 How crisis culture has affected Kaila’s career
14:42 Kyle’s own experience with crisis culture
19:14 Another way to think about urgency
21:07 Tips a...
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November 17, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle sit down with journalist, media executive, entrepreneur, and NKA Media founder Nora Ali to talk about the realities of becoming your own boss. Nora gets extremely candid about what pursuing entrepreneurship really looks like in detailing her transition from the traditional 9 - 5 to founding her former startup Mason Media.
00:00 Intro
02:09 Nora’s career trajectory
05:15 Why Nora decided to pursu...
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November 10, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle give their strong and uninhibited opinions on some more spicy work-related AITA Redditor submissions. From refusing to cover for colleagues to reporting them to HR, this episode brings the drama.
00:00 Intro
02:23 Scenario #1 - The Credit Thief
09:35 Scenario # 2 - The Scrooge Boss
17:02 Scenario #3 - The Shady Firm
21:54 Scenario #4 - The Office Narc
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November 3, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the demise of the traditional corporate structure—from co-CEOs, to the elimination of middle managers, and even the death of workplace loyalty. It seems like everything we know about the way companies are organized are changing, so what does this mean for you?
00:00 Intro
01:43 What’s unique about this moment in time for workplaces
04:36 A possible explanation for why these company structu...
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October 27, 2025 • 38 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the pivotal life experiences that helped them in their careers in unexpected ways. Listen to hear Kaila and Kyle’s personal stories of rock-bottom moments and personal epiphanies that have ultimately made them better at their jobs.
00:00 Intro
03:13 Kyle’s biggest experience with failure
08:06 Kaila’s biggest experience with failure
11:54 The non-work things that have contributed to Kaila...
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October 20, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down “The Great Lock-In”—the Q4 period where it’s advantageous for your year-end review to focus and get down to business. Listen to hear Kaila and Kyle’s extremely tactical and actionable advice on how to accomplish the most before the end of the year.
00:00 Intro
02:01 What “The Great Lock-In” is about
07:17 The first phase of “locking in”
13:14 The second phase of lock-in
17:47 Bullet j...
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October 13, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the rise of the “quiet promotion,” how to know whether or not you’re receiving one, and what to do if you have.
00:00 Intro
01:50 “job hugging”
07:42 Defining “quiet promotions”
10:12 Why quiet promotions are happening
13:40 Kaila’s experience with quiet promotions
15:28 Kyle on whether he’s been quiet promoted
17:41 What to do if YOU’RE being quiet promoted
29:29 Recap: The 3 steps...
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October 6, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are responding to listener-submitted career advice questions…and they’re juicy! From how to handle conflicting feedback to wading through the “work fluff”, this episode is chock-full of useful tactics for handling tricky work situations.
00:00 Intro
01:25 Grab Bag Question #1 - communication issues
06:38 Grab Bag Question #2 - conflicting feedback
12:50 Grab Bag Question #3 - learning about diffe...
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September 29, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle debate whether you should or should NOT pursue your office crush. That’s right—we’re talking office romance this week, and Kaila and Kyle hold strongly opposing positions on the matter, based in part on their own personal experiences.
00:00 Intro
02:57 Historical context for the conversation
04:23 Kaila’s opinion on pursuing a relationship in the workplace
08:19 The types of jobs where office rom...
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September 22, 2025 • 36 mins
Is it cringe to try too hard? In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Normal Gossip co-creator and Defector Media co-owner Alex Sujong Laughlin to talk about the ins and outs of being a “try hard” at work. Alex’s new podcast, Try Hard, documents people attempting things that they’re afraid to do, and in this episode you’ll hear about a couple of moments when Alex and Kaila’s fear of being cringe nearly held back their career ...
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September 15, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the current trend of laying off middle managers and the flattening of organizations, the impact this can have on individuals, and why we can’t forget the key roles that middle managers have in your career.
00:00 Intro
01:43 Who are the middle managers?
04:15 Stats illustrating the decline of the middle manager
06:40 How an absence middle managers can hinder your career
11:09 The goal of ...
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September 8, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss how AI is impacting the job market, what the future of work may look as more roles and industries become automated, and how to stand out in the age of AI-assisted hiring processes.
00:00 Intro
01:41 Research on the impact of AI on job seekers
06:28 The rise of the “he-cession”
10:07 How AI is impacting the job hunt for mid-career level individuals
14:02 Strategies for applying to jobs in...
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September 1, 2025 • 39 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the three most problematic toxic workplace scenarios, and how to manage each of them. Plus, wait ‘til the end to hear a bonus fourth toxic workplace scenario that you probably haven’t considered.
00:00 Intro
01:42 Defining “toxicity” in the workplace
04:14 Stats on toxic workplaces
05:43 Toxic coworkers and how to handle them
11:46 How Kaila handled a former toxic coworker
16:34 Toxic ...
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August 25, 2025 • 39 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle get educated on the four most important qualities of leadership that separate the top 1% of executives from the rest. Cassie Young, General Partner at Primary Venture Partners, joins Kaila and Kyle this week to discuss why these are the most important (and underappreciated) leadership traits, and why it’s important to know them even if you’re not a leader yourself.
00:00 Intro
02:32 Cassie’s career...
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August 18, 2025 • 38 mins
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are discussing whether or not you can actually get wealthy in your 9 - 5 alone anymore. Is the American Dream dead, or just evolved? Listen to hear their takes on the best types of companies to work for if you want to build wealth without the side hustle.
00:00 Intro
01:40 How money has played a role in career motivation for Kaila
04:14 How money factored into Kyle’s career path
07:15 Stats on pe...
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