Namhee came prepared this week with some questions for Michael about what should or shouldn't be tolerated in the workplace. Is it okay for someone to take a 2.5 hour lunch? Or to fundraise for their kids at work? Take a listen to see what they both think!

Namhee and Michael talk millennial scammers. Martin Shkreli, Billy McFarland, Elizabeth Holmes, and Anna Sorokin: What do they have in common? Why do we think large scale fraud is becoming such a huge issue and topic, not only in life, but in entertainment? References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Shkreli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_McFarland_(fraudster) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Sorokin

Michael brings up the tougher parts of walking away from his corporate career and together he and Namhee discuss their personal highs and lows as they find their new directions.

Namhee and Michael discuss networking, and specifically how they prefer to network as introverts. They discuss intention, methods, as well as understanding what everyone needs for a successful network to well...work! References: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2019/10/07/how-i-learned-to-love-networking-as-an-introvert/?sh=75e7e4482bcb https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/emotional-intelligence-networking-connections-open-networks-how-to-be-more-successful-research.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-often-should-i-network-patti-denucci

Namhee and Michael take some time to check in with themselves and each other to see how they're feeling about things after a few months of doing the podcast.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has shown a lot of people's true colors, but none truer than Corporate America. Companies spent a lot of 2020 reflecting and learning, but have we seen results? Referenced articles: https://financialpost.com/news/economy/workers-calling-in-sick-in-record-numbers-amid-omicron-wave https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-wave-drives-surge-of-workers-calling-in-sick-working-through-illness-11642933802 https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/04/21/coronavirus-updates-how-covid-19-unfolded-u-s-timeline/2990956001/

Namhee and Michael dive deep into their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results this week. They discuss their initial impressions and discuss if any of it really means anything. Referenced articles: https://lattice.com/library/do-personality-tests-belong-in-the-workplace https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0615-personality-tests.aspx https://www.verywellmind.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422 https://www.inc.com/workpop/picking-the-best-candidate-according-to-science-sh.html https://www.bustle.com/wellness/whats-the-most-common-myers-briggs-type-a-significant-amount-of-people-test-as-this

After the conversation derailed a bit last week, Namhee and Michael decided it was time to talk salaries, what goes into them, why ranges exist, and it making such little sense to so many people (okay, maybe just Michael). Referenced articles: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/pay-salary/average-salary-in-us https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-salary-us/#:~:text=2021%20data%20indicate%20the%20weekly,to%2054%20earn%20the%20most https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/pay-salary/range-salary https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2020/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/

This week we dive into the divisive WeDash program, where DoorDash requires all employees to complete one dash per month, and lightly roast one engineer who thinks it's just all too much. If a job needs to be done, why don't we value it? Referenced articles: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/DoorDash-requires-engineers-to-deliver-food-16732012.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3l8ryoukKk8Nr9f168QPy7qQbwk8ciGmaeXHLSCpHy2rnnjOUoRqwnCYM https://www.businessinsider.com/doordash-employee-making-400k-complains-about-one-delivery-a-month-2021-12 https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/business/doordash-all-employees-delivery/index.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/12/29/doordash-food-deliveries-engineers-executives-ceo/9045901002/ https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/citi-2018/the-american-economy-is-experiencing-a-paradigm-shift/2008/#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20the%20services%20sector,GDP%20in%20the%20United%20States. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/doordash-will-require-all-workers-to-deliver-goods-or-perform-other-gigs-and-some-of-them-arent-happy-11640300491

Namhee and Michael pick up where they left off last week, discussing the effects of diversity, why DEI efforts seem to fall short, and wonder, "Why is Corporate America in charge of this?" Referenced articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2021/03/29/top-4-reasons-diversity-and-inclusion-programs-fail/?sh=61eefeae7c84 https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/03/31/5-reasons-why-diversity-programs-fail/?sh=117f4943637d https://hbr.org/amp/2021/05/are-your-companys-di-efforts-shallow