Crashing Out at Work

Welcome back!

Come listen to this week’s episode because we’ve got it all: from someone crashing out in a sales meeting, to corporate “collaboration” gone wrong, to what “crashing out” really means at work (and what to do about it).

• Intro Story: When the quiet person in the sales meeting suddenly gets very loud (and what were those spaceship conference room phones called?!).

• Corporate Cringe Speak: That phrase about collaboration that sounds nice until everyone ends up frustrated (like a recipe with way too many secret ingredients).

• Hot Topic: What it means when you crash out at work, what to do if it happens to you, and how to support someone else (without turning it into office gossip).

• Questions & Comments: We Benjamin Button ourselves by giving examples of slang we’ve recently learned (including one Jamie learned that we searched to make sure it didn’t have a too-NSFW meaning).

Discussion Questions (for Your Team Meeting or Podcast Listening Club)

• What are ways we can collaborate smoothly without stepping on each other’s toes (or wearing each other out)?

• How can we talk openly about “crashing out” at work so it feels normal to admit, not like a weakness (including what else we can call it)?

• If we see a teammate going through it at work, what’s the best way to support them without adding pressure or judgment?

ChatGPT Prompts of the Week

Professional:

• What are three ways I can check in with a teammate I don’t know well who seems like they’re having a tough time?

• Help me write a professional way to thank a teammate who’s trying to help, but unintentionally making work harder because I have to re-do it?

Personal(ish):

• What slang should I know to keep up with Gen Z? (maybe use your personal device for this one just in case!)

See you next week - and we hope you’re… the opposite of crashing out (settled in???).

XOXO,
Jamie, Leigh & Ashley

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