In today's episode we talk about losing your job - the team share their experiences of job loss and what they did following it and things that can help.  We feature the brilliant Eleanor Tweddell who works helping people after job loss, and whose book "Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you" we highly recommend as an encouraging boost full of ways forward if you've lost your job and are not sure what to do now.  Hannah also makes a welcome return with some sage advice.  Write to us at: workplacesg@gmail.com with any topics you would like us to cove ..read more

We are very happy to bring you the FULL interview with Anniki. We spoke about the annoying myth of effortlessly living off your side hustle; Anniki's advice about keeping going with projects that you enjoy and staying committed to them - for the enjoyment of them, building your confidence as you get good at something and seeing where they lead - Anniki shares the story of how she has done just this with the Hotbed Collective. Finally we talk about strategies for coming back from maternity leave and Anniki's experience of this as having done this herself and having managed people who have retur ..read more

In Episode 5 we discuss strategies for returning to work after maternity leave, and speak with writer Anniki Sommerville about her experience of returning after mat leave and of managing people who returned from mat leave.  We close with some top tips.  Also John makes an admission.  The full interview with Anniki will be available separately.  We hope you're enjoying the podcast; if you are we would love for you to leave us your review on Apple Podcasts.  It will help with our annual appraisals.  Maybe.   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/workplacesg ..read more

Our letter today from Clara asks about how to adapt to the future of work. As this month's guest says, Covid has come along and shaken things up and presents an opportunity to think what ways of working do want to keep and what should we drop?  Will the majority of us be working remotely in the future or is it more nuanced than that? We talk about shifting to practices that are more valuable to organisations and their employees: valuing productivity and output versus presenteeism; valuing the jobs that we have learnt are vital to keep the world going day to day and also addressing underly ..read more

In episode 3 courtesy of a letter from ‘Ray’ we talk burnout and how to approach this in interviews, why the idea of ‘bringing your whole self to work’ is nonsense and what happens when our personal values clash with organisational values. Also we discuss the idea that interviews are designed to keep you out of the organisation, and how to approach them with this in mind. Sarah introduces the Guess the Snack segment. Send us your letters with your work-based queries to workplacesg@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.  We love reading your letters! Bu ..read more

Welcome back to the WSG! Live from lockdown… aka the coronacoaster. Today we look a letter from a Judy who asks about how to deal with the isolation, boredom and general sloth of lockdown.  And also what to do when your partner is managing things differently to you. We discuss ways to refuel and get through this challenging time.  There are some Epic Titters in this episode and Sarah’s surreptitious biscuit eating makes a welcome return too. How to refuel when you are feeling emotionally drained by Monique Valcour: The Stoic Challenge by William Irvine Atomic Habits by James Clear Ro ..read more

Welcome to our very first episode of Workplace Survival Guide, recorded pre-Covid times when the world felt a little different. We are very happy to have you on board as we try and answer work related conundrums, sent to us by our listeners. Hopefully you've familiarised yourself with the agenda and are ready to take some minutes for cascading after the episode. Today...we look at meetings and discuss, when and how to speak up, when to keep schtum, and how to deal with negativity from people in meetings. Listen up for our special guest stars too! And if you like the episode, we would love it i ..read more