Happy Hour Career Talk

This episode has some fire! As in, Brittni and Penny get opinionated... so get ready.  We'll also dabble in conspiracy theories, and what to do when an ex turns out to be one...  We're also jumping into the Christmas season with two feet and discussing how to give great gifts. If you stress out about finding the best presents, this is the episode for you!  Plus Penny downloads all her best recommendations on what to read, watch and listen to right NOW. Don't miss this episode, it's really fun. Show notes: The Christmas Tree company in Berlin Newsletter: The End of the World Review: https://endoftheworld.substack.com/ Harissa chicken: https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/harissa-chicken-traybake/ Penny's book recommendations: Mr. Splitfoot  The Seas Some fun small retailers:  https://the-completist.com/ https://www.sancia.com.au/ https://www.marlowvintage.com.au/ Thanks so much for listening! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Pl

Britt's down in the dumps this week, but it's Penny job to pep her up, and pep her up she will! Join us for a chat about fighting overwhelm, handwriting, stupid but comforting books, and what to look for in a romantic partner.  Sorry we're a bit late, the audio issues simply never end, but we really hope you enjoy this episode

We have a wonderful special guest joining us to celebrate our 70th episode, and we can't wait for you to meet him. Together, we'll cover luck: what it is, how to think about it, and what to do when you run out of it, as well as our lockdown 2.0 survival strategy and living in a weird and wonderful town.  Grab a drink and join us! What to do when you can’t catch a break https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/smarter-living/what-to-do-when-you-cant-catch-a-break.htm Tracey Emin https://publicdelivery.org/tracey-emin-neon/  Green Onions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q  Thanks so much for listening! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

This episode is filled with helpful advice and fun chats on everything from the current situation in the world to how to deal with it when you hate your BF/GF's art!  Here's the letter by Werner Herzog (not sure if it's real): https://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2012/04/23/werner-herzogs-cleaning-lady-isnt-doing-a-very-good-job  It's one to listen to while taking a nice autumn stroll with a nice autumn drink (alcohol optional but highly recommended). ❤️ Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

This week we’re covering not getting thought praise at work, how to break the ice remotely, whether you can pivot twice in one year, music, workin’ moms, and the closure of one of our favourite online publications. Please enjoy! Show Notes: Here are Britt’s icebreakers: www.quizbreaker.com https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innersloth.spacemafia&hl=en&gl=US Zoom Cocktail Happy Hour! Here’s a good resource on that: https://www.thecut.com/article/my-boss-never-praises-my-work.html Here’s an article in homage to the original, and the best, Leandra Medine: https://www.thecut.com/2014/02/man-repeller-leandra-medine-profile.html Here are some interesting facts about how music affects your brain: https://buffer.com/resources/music-and-the-brain/ Here is a video that will make you grin ear to ear and laugh out loud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXowYIZpYpo Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, ch

This is a special episode where we (stay with me!!) delve riiiiight into the weirdly viral Netflix show, Emily In Paris. What can we learn from Emily's many follies? Tune in to find out! We promise, this episode won't be as silly as it sounds. But it will be a little silly. We can't help it.  Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

There's only one way to find out! Tune in to have basically all of these questions addressed, if not answered ;)  Where to find West Cork (podcast): https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/8d471b/where_can_i_download_this_west_cork_podcast/  Fika: http://www.swedishfood.com/fika Canadian Thanksgiving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada) TV as a passive activity: https://www.vice.com/en/article/3daqaj/is-watching-tv-actually-a-good-way-to-rest-your-brain Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

This episode starts with some (helpful) ranting but quickly shifts gears into some uplifting topics, so bare with us! You can look forward to some solid content strategy tips and some advice on how to properly prepare yourself for the winter months. Mixing business with pleasure for the win!  Hope you enjoy

Thanks for joining us this week! We'll cover burnout, giving tough feedback, new shows to watch and newsletters to subscribe to. Don't be a dick ;)  Badeschiff Swimming Pool (it's closed now sorry): https://www.arena.berlin/veranstaltungsort/badeschiff/  Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast: https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/category/podcast/ Dirty John: Betty Broderick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6SVVSU3z8A Maybe Baby by Haley Nahman: https://haleynahman.substack.com/p/24-the-cult-of-emily-ratajkowski Emily Ratajkowski's essay on The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-owning-my-image-essay.html This American Life - Americans in Paris: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/165/americans-in-paris Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Foll

This weeks episode is full of fun banter, strong opinions and spoilers from the new Netflix doc, "The Social Dilemma". To be honest, there isn't much spoiled, you already know the plot line. Social media = bad.  We also dive into the appropriate way to ask people for advice online and what makes a great remote leader.  Have a comment, question or compliment (we love those), send us an email!  happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com  Links: Asking for advice: Email templates Article: How to ask for advice properly The surprising traits of good remote leaders A Founders’ Guide to Hiring your First Designer The Social Dilemma Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/

Thank you Cat for letting us be your number ONE!! https://www.instagram.com/catadeleon/ Britt's brand designer: https://www.instagram.com/giuliahartz/ Movies: American Factory, Argo and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  Comedians:  If you like dry / slightly weird comedy: Tig Notaro, Maria Bamford If you like smart, real, sassy: Ali Wong, Aparna Nancherla, If you like classic UK / self-deprecating: Aisling Bea, Sara Pascoe, Helen Bauer Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

Happy Tuesday! Before recording this week's episode, we'd already had a couple of happy hour drinks. So this episode is *extra* happy

Also featured: What do Brittni and Brad Pitt have in common?! They're both dating Germans!! In this episode, we discuss how NOT to approach someone on LinkedIn, professionalism, going on vacay during Covid and whether being an early riser is all it cracks up to be. Oh, and it's our 60th ep, so yes, we're a little tipsy ;)  Idagio: https://about.idagio.com/ How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Nothing-Resisting-Attention/dp/1612197493 Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

This week we discussed our LinkedIn pet peeves, developing self-awareness, the scarcity mindset and MUCH MORE!!  Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next week

Welcome to this week's fun and fruity episode! Holidays: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45523646_Effects_of_vacation_from_work_on_health_and_well-being_Lots_of_fun_quickly_gone Accidental Tech Podcast: Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters. Hosted by Marco Arment, (Overcast) Casey Liss, and John Siracusa: https://atp.fm/ Dithering Podcast - Ben Thompson from Stratechery (analyst) and John Gruber (markdown): https://daringfireball.net/2020/05/dithering Employee Engagement: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2020/05/07/this-is-actually-the-perfect-time-to-assess-your-companys-employee-engagement/#7dfbd7734c2e This American Life - Broken: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/this-american-life/id201671138?l=en&i=1000487628217 Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d lo

It’s been about 1 million years since we released a new episode and we’re sorry about that, but we aren’t sorry about our new more fabulous format! We’re so happy to be back! This week we discuss our favourite TV shows, a few mask-wearing hacks and whether Ellen is an a$$hole or just a regular business. Enjoy!  Show Notes/Links: Former Employees Say Ellen’s “Be Kind” Talk Show Mantra Masks A Toxic Work Culture Brittni’s crush on Tony Almeida (from the show 24) The Great (TV) The Bureau (TV) Thanks so much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next Tuesday

Is remote work good or EVIL?! Do we all need to be a bit more tech savvy? And what’s the deal with difficult people? This week on Happy Hour, we dive into these topics and more in another rendition of that podcast that’s about work, but it’s actually a lot of chit chat… so actually it’s just like work! Links: Killing Eve Sandra Oh The Handmaid’s Tale Reversing the brain drain: why coronavirus could stop graduates moving to London We refuse to link to Tiktok. We’re so happy to be present in your ear holes. Have a wonderful week! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us at happyhourcareertalk@gmail.com Follow us on the socials! Penny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanta_blackmore/ Brittni’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brittnibow/?hl=en We’ll see you next time

Spring has sprung and we've got lots to talk about! This week we’re debating a couple of hot topics that are on our minds, including confidence at work and beyond, why it's so important to define your offering (especially now), the nature of expertise, and the fact that Penny is Extremely Online (what that means will be explained). Hope you enjoy!   A couple of links

We're gonna UNLEASH on the topic of creativity, because we want you to feel excited and inspired about creating, having ideas, and making new connections between old ideas!

This week it felt really appropriate to talk about authenticity; when it's useful, when it's welcome, and when to put it on the back burner. There's lots of funny anecdotes and silly stories in this one, we hope you authentically love it. You'll also learn about Penny's 3 best qualities as a person, which are deeply thrilling and profound, as well as a little tip on how to get more excited about work. Here's Adam Grant's majorly good podcast called Work Life: https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_authenticity_is_a_double_edged_sword And here's the episode on loneliness which is *incredible*!! https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_we_don_t_have_to_fight_loneliness_alone And.....watch You've Got Mail. You won't regret it ;)  Thanks SO much for listening! Join our community on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/812538469107105/) for more regular tips, chats and fun work-related things! Have a question, suggestion or topic request? We’d love to hear from you. Please email us