Ask Your Work Wife VHMC

A good job description is like a good burger. It may have extras like a citrus-miso glaze (if you're Vanessa) or avocado (if you're Holland), but the basic components give candidates a taste of the role and make them want to bite.

Gatekeeping might seem like a surefire way to keep your job. After all — if you’re the only one that can do it, they’ll never get rid of you, right? Maybe. But who wants that?

We get asked hundreds of questions each month... but this is the one we love the most. If the title of our podcast doesn't immediately get a chuckle, it raises an eyebrow. And we're not shying away from that particular inquisition. In fact... we're reclaiming the term "work wife" and it's a badge we wear with honor. The discussion, though, is nuanced and deserved some airtime. Bear with us as we break our "20-minute" rule!

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an ambitious woman in need of a job, must be in want of an email introduction.” —Jane Austen (probably)

Insubordination. It sounds bad because it *is* bad, and because it’s never defined up front. So here’s your definitive guide to insubordination — and what to do to protect yourself.

In Corporate America, what comes up must come down. And what comes down (and up) must follow a certain order. Welcome to the Corporate America Chain of Command.