When your cross-functional partners are moving at a glacial pace (NOT thrilling), ask yourself: how is this person being compensated?

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

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As far as your Work Wives are concerned, the post-interview “thank you” email can go to hell. (Here’s what to do instead.)

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

This episode is brought to you by:

The Ask Your Work Wife Logo Collection | Merch is here! Ask Your Work Wife merch is high-quality, on-demand, everyday pieces to remind you that you can have whatever you want (there are steps).

hacking.social | We’re convinced social media is not as complicated as your social media manager would like you to believe.

Up & Running Design | Websites that move your bottom line.

No matter how much you see your coworkers, or how much you’ve gone through, remember to keep the main thing the main thing: you, your career, and your bottom line. You are not here to make friends.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

This episode is brought to you by:

♟️ The Principles Collection | Each week we answer your questions about Corporate America with key principles we’ve distilled from decades of fuck around and find out (tbh). Keeping these principles top of mind is critical path, and to that end… we made hats! Find our favorite Ask Your Work Wife principles in both Vanessa’s Vintage or Holland’s Flat Black styles at askyourworkwife.com/shop. Don’t miss the water bottle and notebook!

The Ask Your Work Wife Logo Collection | Merch is here! Ask Your Work Wife merch is high-quality, on-demand, everyday pieces to remind you that you can have whatever you want (there are steps).

hacking.social | We’re convinced social media is not as complicated as your social media manager would like you to believe.

Up & Running Design | Websites that move your bottom line.

Ask Your Work Wife women make sure work takes no more than 25% of their lives — which means that when you’re on PTO, you’re *on PTO* and you’re not worried about getting fired while you’re gone.

So if you’re too anxious to vacay, it’s time to give yourself a reality check: what’s the real problem here?

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

There are two things you need to know about Corporate America: first, there’s no such thing as a good memory. Second: if it’s not written down, it doesn’t count. So the answer to “Is it me or is my manager forgetful?” is yes. 

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Oh no! You’re trying to leave your company but your non-compete says you can’t even interview without letting them know. 

First of all, that’s bullsh*t. Second of all, most non-competes are. And third of all, there are actually things in your contract you need to watch out for.

So take the interview and sign the offer letter, but do make sure you know what you’re signing.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If you think working for “free” during the interview process is unfair and exploitative, you better hope you have $70-250k coming in from someplace else because you’re never going to get a job — especially an execution-level one — without proving you can actually do it.

What’s more, you clearly haven’t done the math on what the 4 or 5 hours it’ll take to finish this assignment are worth to you (a roof over your head, food on the table, and shoes on your feet), nor thought about the fact that in a down market, beggars can’t be choosers.

We’ll save the rest of the tough love for the episode.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

We all know the anxiety of waiting for a recruiter or hiring manager to reply to your email and tell you if you’re moving forward in the interview process.

When is it okay to reach out and check in?

The answer depends, and — you’ll love this — sometimes involves queso.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

How necessary is giving a full two weeks' notice?

Not f*cking necessary.

But there are reasons to do it (or stay even longer!) and it behooves you to understand the bigger picture around letting your manager know you're out.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Your manager just left on maternity leave, and now you’re doing her job AND your job for the next six months.

Is this an opportunity for you to level up or is it just business as usual?

We’ll give you a hint: just because your manager’s pregnant doesn't mean you shouldn't take her job.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Ah, the chatty coworker. It’s fun to catch up on the office gossip, but how do you get them to just. shut. up. so you can actually work?

It’s a solid Q, and the Work Wives’ answer might surprise you. 

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Repeat after us: unless you work at the fire department, work is *not* an emergency.

Granted, that’s easier said than believed, especially when it feels like the building is always on fire…

But the minute you realize work is truly NOT an emergency and treat it as such, you’ll engender trust, respect, and a reputation that makes you hella promotable for being the cool-headed one in a crisis.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Now’s the time to understand the seasonality of Corporate America — that each quarter in Corporate America has its own vibe, whether it’s a winning locker room with money to burn, a budget wasteland full of layoffs, or something in between.

What does this mean to you? To every quarter there is a season… A time to hire, a time to fire. A time to spend, a time to save. A time to take your PTO, and a time to… hella not.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break down what to watch for in each quarter, in order to get the most out of your job, your career, and Corporate America.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Un/fortunately, stretch projects are exactly what they sound like.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

This episode is brought to you by:

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The Ask Your Work Wife Logo Collection | Merch is here! Ask Your Work Wife merch is high-quality, on-demand, everyday pieces to remind you that you can have whatever you want (there are steps).

hacking.social | We’re convinced social media is not as complicated as your social media manager would like you to believe.

Up & Running Design | Websites that move your bottom line.

In Corporate America, it’s tempting to think you’ve gotta keep your a$$ in your seat. But that’s simply not the case.

So if you need to make a personal call to the bank, the doctor, or literally anyone else during the work day, just know: you don’t have to do it in the bathroom.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland walk you through how to deal with the team happy hour or the department dinner whether you’re an alcohol nerd, completely sober, or somewhere in between.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Career planning doesn't have to be a dirty word, something you dread, or a stupid 5-year plan you know just isn't going to happen. Instead, Vanessa & Holland have built The Three Moves Framework after years of coaching women to make more money and lead the life they actually want.

Repeat after me: podcasting is not a visual medium. Here's The Three Moves Framework in a visual format: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRkwD5MPc6/

Want more of The Three Moves Framework? Be the first to sign up for our course, launching Fall 2023 at askyourworkwife.com/course.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If it feels like your career is stagnant, your life is happening *to* you, and you’re not sure what to do next, you need to perform a career audit.

We know, we know — an audit is the last thing you want to do at the top of the year. But trust us on this one because done well, a Yearly Career Audit addresses stagnation in work, life, and everything in between, so that you can act, not be acted upon, and get what you want even bigger and better for this next year.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

The number of people in Corporate America who have no sense of calendar etiquette drives Vanessa (and eventually Holland) crazy. 

In this episode, the Work Wives get worked up over how NOT to book a meeting, when to include an agenda (ALWAYS), and when lunch should be included (more often than you’d think). 

You’re welcome.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Vanessa & Holland talk a lot about leveling up your career through soft skills, being paid to think, and people management — because growth can happen very quickly (and lucratively) that way.

But that does not mean that growing your career through hard skills is out of the question.

In this episode, the Work Wives discuss every individual contributor’s dream: achieving career growth without managing people.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If you’re an Ask Your Work Wife woman, you want to end up in exactly the position this week’s question-asker is: choosing between several job offers and figuring out how to reject the ones you don’t want.

But the question is: how do you actually send that no-thank-you email? (Is it an email?)

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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Your sick days are *yours*. You’ve earned them and you do not need to be asking permission to take them, nor defending what you do with them.

So learn the phrase, “I’m taking the day,” and do whatever you want with your sick days.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If you thought the “Hey, got a minute?” Slack from your manager was bad, wait for the surprise calendar invite from your CEO. The actual f*ck.

Get through the panic, get through this episode, and work on your executive communication. It can do great things for your career.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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It’s your first team happy hour since returning to the office. What do you order? 

Answer carefully, because in Corporate America, your interaction with alcohol says something about you.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland walk you through how to deal with the team happy hour or the department dinner whether you’re an alcohol nerd, completely sober, or somewhere in between.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Is it unprofessional to use emojis in the workplace? The answer is: it depends.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break down how to use emojis to either go with the flow of your company’s emoji culture, or to go against the current and make a splash. :droplets:

But either way, just know…the eggplant emoji is never the answer. :woman-gesturing-no:

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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Hey, Social Media Manager. You've got more power than you realize. Use it.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

This episode is brought to you by:

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hacking.social | We’re convinced social media is not as complicated as your social media manager would like you to believe.

Up & Running Design | Websites that move your bottom line.

Hear us out: training a new guy in Corporate America is like film director Peter Jackson condensing the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy into digestible movies the world will sit down and watch. 

The lesson for you: teach only what’s crucial and cut the rest, because when it comes to training, if you wander, they get lost.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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Vanessa & Holland always say: know your worth and demand it every time. But how do you know what you’re worth?

In this episode, the Work Wives break down exactly how to do vertical research (i.e. how to figure out what your skills worth in the market), step-by-step. You’re welcome.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

When your team is used to doing things last minute, it may feel like nothing can change and you’ll be ordering late-night takeout and pulling all-nighters in corporate conference rooms forever.

But if you’re an ops professional, you have a unique opportunity to understand the system from all levels and change it from the inside out. Ops pros Vanessa & Holland show you how to help everyone get their sh*t together.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

You’ve signed an offer letter, officially quit your current job, wrapped up your projects, and now have two weeks to kill before your last day. What do you do?

If the answer’s not clear, you’re not alone — it’s a strange time. In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break down how to make the most of your last two weeks.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Nervous about your first networking event? The Work Wives get it. (Well, at least one of them does.)

Networking will move your career further and faster than maybe anything else, so in this episode, Vanessa & Holland tell you everything you need to know about attending your first networking event. 

We cover figuring out what to wear, acing your follow-up game, and everything in between, so you can walk in confidently and walk out with a plan.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

A fit interview is exactly what it sounds like: is this person going to fit in?

They come in multiple formats, but at the highest level, they’re literally a question of fit, both for the the interviewer (or interviewers, as the case may be), and for *you*. 

In this episode, the Work Wives break down how to ace any fit interview you encounter.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

It’s time to re-enroll in your benefits… But is medical, vision, dental, and a 401(k) all there is? 

The answer is no. Your corporate America benefits package likely includes way more than basic health insurance that can be used for your (wait for it) benefit. We’re talking pet insurance, education reimbursement, comped massages, and more. 

So before you skip out on HR’s benefits meeting, make sure you dig all the way in and get familiar with all the quirky perks your company is offering you this year.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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It’s your first week back in the office, and you’ve worn nothing but yoga pants and cozy socks for two years. It’s time to put on your big kid pants (you know, the ones with buttons and zippers)… Right? 

Maybe. Just know that what you’re choosing to put on your body is affecting your ability to advance and whether you’re looking to fit in or stand out, the choice is yours.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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Laid off, not getting hired, and running out of positive vibes? You’re probably title-hunting or applying for jobs that are too far out of your league.

Vanessa & Holland’s advice? Stop applying to “stretch” jobs and get one you’re overqualified for instead. That way you can pay your bills and grow in your role (or keep applying for more jobs) from a place of abundance, not scarcity.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Are good networking groups really few and far between? Does your city have to be young and cool for networking to be possible? How do you find a good networking group when you get to a new town?

Vanessa & Holland know the answer: great networking groups are found at the intersection of cool people and cool places. Here’s how to narrow it down and find a networking group that works for you.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Office gifting: handled.

Check out the complete guide on our website: Episode 165 | Work Wives' Gift Guide 2024.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

This episode is brought to you by:

The Idea Farm | Need a marketing department for your small- or medium-sized business? Schedule a consultation with the Idea Farm. Use WORKWIFE10 for a discount.

The Ask Your Work Wife Logo Collection | Merch is here! Ask Your Work Wife merch is high-quality, on-demand, everyday pieces to remind you that you can have whatever you want (there are steps).

hacking.social | We’re convinced social media is not as complicated as your social media manager would like you to believe.

Up & Running Design | Websites that move your bottom line.

It’s only a matter of time before successfully quarterbacking short-term special projects turns into adding a “dotted line” manager to your reporting structure.

…and that’s a good thing. Handle this dual reporting structure well, and you have an opportunity to catapult above everyone else in your organization.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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Wondering how to ace your performance review?

First, remember that not everything in life is testing your ambition. Even for women who want more out of corporate America, performance reviews are basically a pulse-check: are you alive? Are you doing your job?

Report on what you’ve done, give your manager what they need to submit a glowing review to HR, and set some 90-day goals. Above all: don’t overthink it.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

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There are hard skills and there are soft skills. And no, soft skills are not being the funniest person in the room or a social butterfly in the corporate cafeteria.

You may have a proclivity toward one or the other, but both are learnable. Just know that once you’re valued for not only for your hard skills, but your soft skills, too, that's when you’ll get promoted.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

With what feels like every company rescinding job offers, it’s hard not to worry about whether or not your job offer is safe.

But there’s no need for concern if you take the Ask Your Work Wife approach: never stop interviewing, always have three or four offers in hand, and only ever stay loyal to you, your career, and what you want.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

We all know that one a$$hole who *does* networking. People like that make networking look bad because they’re not approaching networking the Ask Your Work Wife way. 

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland discuss their approach to networking: make genuine connections and just. Be. Chill. 

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Temporary? Temp-to-perm? Probationary? If you’re considering a new job that’s described this way, you have questions to ask.

But it also behooves you to take a step back and remember that corporate America doesn’t care about you, your company will lay you off in an instant, and that you should always have an exit strategy.

So let corporate America do whatever the fuck it wants. If you're prepared to treat every job as a temp job, you're going to win. 

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

There are a million reasons your manager might be frustrated with you, and not all of them are within your control. But if you start by doing your job, and improving over time, you’ll be able to better handle the situation, even if she’s just hangry.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Everyone hates corporate travel, but what if you could use it to see the country, network, make your next three moves, and have some fun, all on your company’s dime?

This is how Vanessa — and soon, Holland! — do corporate travel. In this episode, the Work Wives teach you how to make the most of traveling for work, so that for your next work trip, the answer to “Is this for business or pleasure?” is YES.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

If your manager’s eyes glaze over every time she has to make a decision, you’re probably giving her too much information.

Part of managing up is understanding how much information your manager really needs. At the end of the day, she wants to hear your recommendations, not every single detail you’ve gathered along the way. That’s what gets you promoted.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

What do Vanessa & Holland love more than PTO? Taking a vacation without using PTO. 

It can be done, and you should know how to do it because whether you have two weeks of PTO or unlimited, you want to make the most of it.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Tape your glasses and get out your pocket protector — we’re taking it old school to find a job on LinkedIn.

📄 Use Boolean search on LinkedIn

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in Corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

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Is remote work the silver bullet everyone thinks it is? Vanessa & Holland agree with Elon Musk: the answer is no. Given the choice, we’d trade growth in our careers over leggings and Zoom calls any day.

Plus, now is not the time to be making demands in your job hunt. Tens of thousands of laid off roles are not getting rehired. So get a job, work where you have to, and prioritize career growth above everything else.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

We know, we know… Burnout is a total buzzword. But it’s a real thing that can affect your whole work life, and it’s important you know where it’s coming from so you can address the root cause.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break it all down.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife! 

Vanessa & Holland get tons of questions about LinkedIn on the daily: How do I send LinkedIn messages without being weird? Should I use the #opentowork circle or nah? What’s the deal with LinkedIn Headlines and the About section?

And that’s just the start.

In answer, the Work Wives present THE seminal LinkedIn episode (a.k.a. how *not* to look like an a$$hole or an idiot on LinkedIn). We're going to start at the top and go to the bottom. Grab your laptop. Grab your phone. Make these edits as we go. Let’s get this sh*t done.

Welcome to Ask Your Work Wife, a new podcast where Vanessa & Holland answer your real questions about real work in corporate America. Covering topics from quitting to interviewing to negotiating to resumes and meetings. It’s about knowing the rules of the game so you can get what you want.

Email us your questions at help@askyourworkwife.com and listen for a new episode every Wednesday. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @askyourworkwife!