In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, Dr. Laurie Santos, to talk about the small ways you can find more meaning in your job, and the adjustments that help increase our happiness and well being at work.
00:00 Intro
00:44 Dr. Laurie Santos Intro
01:47 How much does your work factor into your overall happiness?
03:33 Dr. Santos’ take on the difference between how millennials and how Gen Z approach work
07:50 “Job crafting”
09:33 Remote vs in-office
12:30 How office perks impact happiness
14:46 How we can alter our relationship with time to increase our happiness
18:09 How “job crafting” is different from toxic positivity
22:47 The “GI Joe Fallacy”
25:50 Advice for working parents
30:05 Dr. Laurie Santos’s personal happiness habits
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33:23
Why Is AI So Annoying?
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the problems with the current conversation around AI, and debate the issues with and the benefits of the technology for the workforce, society, and individuals.
00:00 Intro
00:57 The problem with the discourse around AI
05:42 Why we’re not having good faith arguments around AI
09:43 The three use cases for AI that Kaila found helpful
17:28 Kaila’s concerns with AI
21:00 How Kyle uses AI in a way that’s additive and not a complete replacement of thinking
28:12 AI concerns speed round
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37:14
We Made You a Report Card for Your Job – Here’s Why
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 Using the template to rate your existing job
21:45 Why rating your job is an important thing to do every 6 months
25:42 Kyle’s worst job
26:55 Kaila’s worst job
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32:24
When A Side Hustle Is (and Isn’t) Worth It
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
21:48 Pros and cons of having a side hustle
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32:35
Can You Recession-Proof Your Job?
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
21:06 Recession-proof industries
23:58 Recession-proof job functions
26:10 Increase your technological skills
30:00 Strategic side projects
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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.
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