Ask Your Work Wife VHMC

“Be a good team player” feels cute when it’s on a motivational poster, but not when it’s feedback in a performance review. Here’s what to do about it.

Warning: Vanessa & Holland attempt several sports metaphors.

At a career crossroads? It’s time to identify your transferable skills… And deconstruct your limiting beliefs.

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)