Million Dollar Advice
Million Dollar Advice is a work and career advice podcast hosted by friends and colleagues Kim Lessing and Kate Arend. Together Kim and Kate run Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and are very cool and good at their jobs. Each week, they will help live callers with their work-related dilemmas. Whether you have a question or you just like listening to other people’s problems, this show will change your life. If you have a problem at work or a career question big or small, write in to milliondollaradvicepod@gmail.com or leave a message on the Million Dollar Advi...
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Sleep with Other People’s Coworkers
<p>This week, Kim comes straight from therapy, and Kim and Kate discuss their different approaches to anger and how to use it productively. First, they talk to a caller whose situationship with a coworker ended badly. Next, they advise an emailer on getting past a work mistake that they can’t stop ruminating on. Lastly, they answer an email question about saying goodbye to a fired coworker without being fake. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To learn more about listener data and our privacy prac...
Earplugs at the Movies
<p>This week, Kim and Kate unpack Kim’s hatred of concerts and debate whether or not Kim is Kate’s least fun friend. They answer a question from an emailer who is struggling through a transition from nanny to employee at the family’s company. Then, they help out a baker whose coworker is constantly harassing her. Finally, they advise an emailer who wants their coworker to stop showing them their children’s camp photos. Kim and Kate’s advice might end up shutting down a camp, but everyone's lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involv...
Exhausted by Donuts
<p>It's Kim's birthday and she's coming to the realization that she might be a "birthday girl." Kim and Kate reminisce on all of Kim's life events that Kate has had to miss due to having babies. They talk to a caller who is dealing with someone else's bad assistant and isn't sure if it's appropriate to give feedback. Then, they answer an email question from a producer whose boss has ADHD and needs constant reminders about everything. Finally, they advise a female restaurant manager who keeps being mistaken for a server or hostess. Everyone's lives are changed forever, and...
Doing Things Right and On Time with Morgan Sackett
<p>This week, Kim and Kate are joined by comedy producer extraordinaire Morgan Sackett (THE GOOD PLACE, VEEP, WINE COUNTRY, A MAN ON THE INSIDE). First, they advise an emailer on whether or not emojis are appropriate in work emails. Then, they answer a question from a woman who fears she’s being “slow fired.” And finally, they help out an emailer whose car was stolen when he left it in the care of an employee. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To learn more about listener...
Bravo is the Great Equalizer
<p>Today Kim and Kate are feeling hungover because they stayed up an extra hour to watch Real Housewives. Despite the lack of sleep, they still manage to give great advice! First, they talk to a caller who is nervous to start a contract job at a company she was laid off from. Then, they answer an email from a nutritionist who hates the unavoidable social media element of her job. Finally, they help an emailer who is being accused of killing a coworker’s dog. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p> <...
Deflect, Deflate, Da F*ck?
<p>Kim and Kate kick the episode off debating whether or not they’ve been influenced to purchase things on social media… and what gadgets are worthwhile. Then, they help out a caller dealing with a coworker who is constantly gossiping. Next, they advise an emailer who is wondering if she should warn a new hire about how difficult their new boss is. And finally, they answer a question from someone whose coworker keeps looking them up and down at the office. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>T...
High on B-12
<p>Kate got a B-12 shot immediately before recording this week’s episode, and she’s feeling amazing. First, Kim and Kate talk to a caller who has just moved across the country after leaving her corporate job, and is looking for ways to heal her burnout. Then, they advise an emailer whose boss was dumped, and has since developed trust issues that are affecting the entire workplace. Finally, they help a painter whose ex-boyfriend owes her money for a painting job they never completed. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p><p> </p...
I Didn’t Sign Sh*t, Bitch!
<p>This week, Kim and Kate discuss cults and multi-level marketing schemes, and whether or not they would fall prey to them. Their first question is an email from a woman on the precipice of a promotion who recently found out she’s pregnant and is worried about staying relevant on her team. Then, they talk to a caller working on a project that will entail sharing an apartment with her boss for a month in a new city. Finally, they answer an email question about handling TikTok slang in the workplace. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the work...
The Price of Being Young in the Workplace with Eilise Patton
<p>This week, Kim and Kate are thrilled to have the hilarious Eilise Patton joining them. They advise a woman hoping to transition a work friendship into a real-life friendship. Then, they answer a question from a zillennial who has become the de facto IT person for her boomer coworkers. Lastly, they help someone who unwillingly paid for a coworker and her husband’s dinner, and isn’t sure what to do in response. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To learn more about listener data and our...
It’s Giving Purple Lady
<p>This week Kim has big news: she’s gotten a new pair of sunglasses and a whole new personality. Kate isn’t sure what to make of this new Kim. They talk to a caller who is worried she’ll lose out on a job because of some criticism she’s given behind her potential colleagues’ backs. Then, they advise an emailer who is hoping that his company will allow him to go remote so that he can relocate. Finally, they help a therapist struggling to complete the administrative elements of her job. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workpl...
