Per My Last Email

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about how to decide whether it’s worth moving for your career, and how they’ve made decisions to move in their own lives. Is it always worth uprooting yourself for your career? And are there particular places that it’s more advantageous to live in than others? 00:00 Intro 01:22 Malcolm Gladwell quote 05:03 What went into Kyle’s decision to move to New York 08:38 A research-backed argument for relocating 13:18 Why location is so important to consider when moving for a job 17:30 Why Kaila moved to New York 22:15 “Digital Nomads” 26:14 Cities that are trying to attract new remote workers as residents Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  [https://www.permylastemailshow.com/] Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:    @PerMYLastEmailShow [https://www.youtube.com/@PerMyLastEmailShow] Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow [https://www.instagram.com/permylastemailshow/?hl=en] TikTok: @permylastemailshow [https://www.tiktok.com/@permylastemailshow] Twitter: @permylast_email [https://twitter.com/permylast_email] Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com [permylastemail@morningbrew.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] 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. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are joined by career advice expert and content creator Hanna Goefft (@hannagetshired [https://www.tiktok.com/@hannagetshired?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc]) to discuss the pros and cons of job hopping, how it looks to potential employers, and at what stages of your career it can positively or negatively impact your trajectory.  00:00 Intro 01:30 How we’re defining “job hopping” 03:05 Stats on millennial job hopping 04:32 A case against job hopping  07:27 How recruiters view job hopping on a resume 10:38 How to explain layoffs on your resume 15:10 Hanna’s job hopping history 19:59 When job hopping is viewed more negatively 22:25 How careers are evaluated differently depending on your seniority  28:31 The under-appreciated benefit of staying at one company Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  [https://www.permylastemailshow.com/] Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:    @PerMYLastEmailShow [https://www.youtube.com/@PerMyLastEmailShow] Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow [https://www.instagram.com/permylastemailshow/?hl=en] TikTok: @permylastemailshow [https://www.tiktok.com/@permylastemailshow] Twitter: @permylast_email [https://twitter.com/permylast_email] Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com [permylastemail@morningbrew.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] 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. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into Allstate’s innovative new hybrid work plan for their 54,000 employees across the country, and discuss the pros and cons of the plan, how it might play out in real time, and whether or not this is the future of work.  00:00 Intro 01:11 Allstate’s new hybrid work plan 08:51 How Allstate’s hybrid work model might change the culture of work entirely 15:54 Are community managers the future of hybrid work? 18:56 How Allstate is handling onboarding 21:33 Why Allstate’s model is so brilliant 26:34 Does Allstate’s model translate to companies of different sizes? Articles referenced in this episode: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-18/allstate-thinks-outside-the-cubicle-with-flexible-offices-coworking?srnd=work-shift [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-18/allstate-thinks-outside-the-cubicle-with-flexible-offices-coworking?srnd=work-shift]   https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2024/04/10/allstate-workplace-futurist-lauren-deyoung Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  [https://www.permylastemailshow.com/] Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:    @PerMYLastEmailShow [https://www.youtube.com/@PerMyLastEmailShow] Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow [https://www.instagram.com/permylastemailshow/?hl=en] TikTok: @permylastemailshow [https://www.tiktok.com/@permylastemailshow] Twitter: @permylast_email [https://twitter.com/permylast_email] Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com [permylastemail@morningbrew.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] 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. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the wave of big companies (Meta,Target, Fidelity, EY, to name a few) that have made headlines recently for firing employees over small offenses. Are these companies becoming stricter, or are these just layoffs in disguise? And is this a brilliant or a detrimental strategy? 00:00 Intro 01:58 Recent headlines about firings over small offenses 09:02 What we’re calling “sneaky layoffs” 11:29 On severance 16:51 Kyle’s hot take 21:39 Why it would be better for companies to do traditional layoffs 25:23 What can you do about sneaky layoffs? Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  [https://www.permylastemailshow.com/] Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:    @PerMYLastEmailShow [https://www.youtube.com/@PerMyLastEmailShow] Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow [https://www.instagram.com/permylastemailshow/?hl=en] TikTok: @permylastemailshow [https://www.tiktok.com/@permylastemailshow] Twitter: @permylast_email [https://twitter.com/permylast_email] Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com [permylastemail@morningbrew.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] 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. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about how to handle major, distracting life events at work. From wedding planning, to having a baby, to serious illness or injury—major life events happen to all of us. So what’s the best way to handle this without jeopardizing your career? 00:00 Intro 02:43 How Kaila handled planning her wedding while working 07:27 Kyle’s big announcement 10:03 Expectation setting 14:31 Why it might be worth disclosing a negative life event with coworkers 20:05 How Kyle approached telling his colleagues his big life news Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  [https://www.permylastemailshow.com/] Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:    @PerMYLastEmailShow [https://www.youtube.com/@PerMyLastEmailShow] Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow [https://www.instagram.com/permylastemailshow/?hl=en] TikTok: @permylastemailshow [https://www.tiktok.com/@permylastemailshow] Twitter: @permylast_email [https://twitter.com/permylast_email] Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com [permylastemail@morningbrew.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [http://megaphone.fm/adchoices] 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. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]