Seriously? Life in Business

Jayke and Jolie return with more questions to answer, finishing up their discussions from the previous episode, with a brief discussion of Jolie entering retirement and what that entails for her life going forward.

Jayke and Jolie return with insights on consistency, empathy, and the challenges of changing habits. With Jolie's recent retirement, she candidly discusses what she will and won’t miss about work, critiques common career advice, and emphasizes the importance of flexible planning.

Jayke and Jolie take an extended episode talking about the aspects of Life in Business they missed in season one, the good, that bad, the beautiful, and the ugly.

Jayke and Jolie have talked about Resumes and Interviews, this week they talk about how to land the job. Practices for getting your foot in the door and setting boundaries with employers; they discuss these practices and their own experiences.

Jayke takes Jolie to the r/AskHR Reddit to test her 35+ years of experience with some tough questions from the community. Questions were sourced on day of recording, April 11th, 2025.

Jayke introduces Jolie to a fair few of the many "HR Horror Stories" from the internet. Jolie weighs her opinion on each story and gives her perspective as an HR Professional, whether in favor of the storytellers, or not.

Jolie recounts various experiences in the workplace; telling stories of the weird, odd, and disturbing from her 35+ year history in Human Resources. Stories contain content in relation to sex trafficking, sexual manipulation, and other mature topics, viewer discretion is advised.

Jayke and Jolie discuss the importance of work-life balance and how to introduce it in your own career, explaining its history and the different generational perspectives on the topic.

Jayke and Jolie discuss leadership in the workplace, dispelling misunderstood aspects of leadership and going in-depth on how to be a good leader, and what to do if you have a bad one.

Jayke talks about their experience with Resume Creation, how they were taught to do it, and Jolie explains how many resume practices are wrong and how she would recommend professionals create resumes in 2025.