What is everyone's dream meeting outcome? Next steps! (But just don't assign them to me). What about when the next steps from Meeting A is to schedule next steps for Meeting B? Do you ever remain silent for 50 minutes in a meeting and chime in at the last minute just to "get credit"? This episode is for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

Is the Forbes 30 Under 30 rigged? Are the non-forbes 30 Under 30s the equivalent of TedX talks (aka the McDonalds of TED)? Are there always exactly 30 people worth talking about every single year in each category? Is it just a coincidence that the qualifying age (30) is exactly the same as the number of people worthy of discussion, or is God real? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

In this special edition "grabbag" episode we tackle questions such as: What does "Feel free to DM me with any questions" on Slack REALLY mean? Are handicap bathrooms exclusively for people with a handicap, akin to the parking spot, or simply accessible and prioritized for their use if there's a line? What is the metric system equivalent to a man being 6 feet tall? (It's 182.88cm but that's not a really catchy/round number, so we doubt it's actually a meaningful milestone in metric based societies) Why do Ticketmaster, Fandango and others charge an extra "convenience fee" for buying your ticke ..read more

Do you have a lot of meetings each day? Do you want to sound smart without actually being smart or doing any work? This episode is for you! We break down 8 of Sarah Cooper's favorite tricks to sound smart in meetings. Check out her calendar with 365 tricks to appear smart in meetings- makes for a great gift! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

To listen to this episode you must include at least 4 of the following: a capital letter, a lower case letter, a symbol, a number, and more than 8 characters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

In this episode we discuss pressing questions such as: What do email marketers and heroin addicts have in common? How come you can't unsubscribe from snail mail? How do legitimate Viagra (or penis enlargement) marketers get through Gmail's spam filter? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

Are cover letters just the TLDR of resumes? How do you balance talking about yourself (i.e. bragging) with talking about the company? Why isn't there a "common app" for job applications? Do cover letters even get read or are they just a speed bump to applying designed to filter out those not willing to jump through the hoop? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

We tackle pressing questions such as: Is the winky face condescending? ? Are emojis unprofessional in the workplace? ? ? Can a woman mansplain? ?‍♀ This episode also features the podcast's first ever anonymous caller ?who tells their story of an emoji skin tone picker going awry! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

In another pandemic special, we cover Zoom once again, in particular: Should you show yourself on video? Is it an invasion of privacy to explicitly request someone on a call show their video? Why is the 5 seconds between when everyone says goodbye and when a Zoom call actually ends so awkward? Is not showing yourself on video with someone trying to sell to you a power move? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more

What is the purpose of the cesspool that is called LinkedIn? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiq/message ..read more