Did you get a new job and become the hot new girl at work? Are you hot new mom figuring things out in your diapers and witch hazel pads? If so, this episode is for you!

We lowkey did our big one on the work advice segment; possibly our best work yet. Mal actually prepared for this episode for the first time ever... if this was a paid gig she would be getting a raise.

In this episode, we share tips that made us successful in our new jobs that both of us started relatively recently (and fun fact, Mal started her job when she was 5 months pregnant). Then we talk about our experiences as new moms and share our thoughts about avoiding comparison and feeding judgment, rejecting rigid birth-plan expectations, trusting your instincts and relationships with your partners.

We close with Chronically Offline where we talk about Alex Cooper vs. Alix Earle, Masters Tournament drama, and Justin Bieber’s Coachella set. Thanks for tuning in! Leave us a review! We love you!

00:00 Episode Intro and Theme

01:51 Hot New Girl at Work Era

16:36 Should You Tell Your New Job You're Pregnant?

23:49 Hot New Mom Era

39:50 Partners And 50 50 Help

55:25 Chronically Offline: Cooper vs Earle

01:09:12 Masters Drama

01:18:42 Bieber Coachella Laptop Set

01:27:31 Wrap Up and Next Episode

This episode is purely a yap sesh with zero workplace advice, so enter at your own risk. We welcome back Mal and in the middle of recapping the 401k convo with John, we detour into the future of AI and Mal's Barbie Dreamhouse - believe it or not, these two topics are related. Then we discuss finding hobbies as moms and the gatekeeping ladies/bridge trolls of each hobby. We also talk about school conferences and developmentally appropriate kid behaviors (guess which one of the cousins is a biter). In Chronically Offline, we discuss the cancellation of The Bachelorette, the Afroman lawsuit, and give you homework to read up on Zara Larsson’s rebrand.

00:00 Benefits Discussion Recap

01:16 Our AI Future

06:09 People Who Rich the Right Way

11:07 Next Episode Teaser

12:28 The Struggle with Mom Hobbies

27:01 School Conferences

33:38 Chronically Offline: Bachelorette, Afroman, and Zara Larsson

52:03 Wrap Up

This week we have celebrity guest John in the hot seat to break down workplace benefits and his best non-expert tips for 401k management (really exciting stuff, right?). We start with a rapid-fire “good benefit or bad benefit” game to discuss common misconceptions around workplace benefits, and then John gets into his best practices for easy 401k management. This episode is probably best for the girlies who are newer to investing and 401ks; you'll have to talk to the bro podcasters if you want to go deeper. We end with some fun topics like terrible children’s books and parents having “favorite” kids at times.

00:00 Welcome and John’s Career Story

05:23 Hot Girls and Benefits Game

15:59 401k Basics and Terms

20:09 401k Tips

34:56 Budgeting Tools Tips

36:36 Big Deal or Little Deal: Terrible Children's Books

41:23 Favorite Child Debate

45:13 Closing Thoughts

This week, we’re talking about how top performers handle feedback at work. Then we get into our segments Big Deal or Little Deal (teacher Instagram drama), Chronically Offline (Chinese baddie TikTok + a cheating Olympian trying to win his ex back), some light historical education for Mal, and the shows we’re watching. Leave us a review & send your work questions — next week we'll cover documentation and yap some more.