does work even matter?

hot pursuit by AsianBossGirl

Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

whether you've been struggling to stay motivated, found your way to a fulfilling job, or have hit that existential crisis of what this is all for, this episode explores the dichotomy of meaningful work! the 3 girls of hot pursuit discuss how we got to our current jobs, & if we're surviving. 0:00 intro 1:08 how we got to our current jobs 5:20 is work essential to purpose? 8:47 the mirage of climbing the corporate ladders 12:00 being seen by good managers…whatta concept! 16:54 who defined what is professional vs. not 18:41 changing careers to align to your dreams 23:46 the 51% interest 49% BS principle 24:46 the realities of making creative your career 29:09 unhealthy ways work can fuel your identity 33:33 listening to and following that spark in you CONNECT WITH US Connect with us @thehotpursuitpod on Instagram/TikTok/Youtube. Email us at hello@thehotpursuitpod.com. THE HOT PURSUIT PODCAST Hosted and written by: Jennifer Han, Emily Lin, and Madelyn Ong Produced by: Hot Pursuit Media and AsianBossGirl Edited by: Sam Amezcua Theme song: Shawn Halim Graphic art: Kelsey Cordutsky ig: @kcord0912 Motion graphics: Matt Ebling ig: @matt_ebling Special thanks: Travis Morningstar, Melody Cheng, Helen Wu Wang, Janet Wang, Josh Jang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to our podcast in Hot Pursuit.
0:13.9	This podcast is produced by Asian Boss Girl.
0:16.5	I'm Emily. I'm the older sister you've always wanted.
0:19.7	I'm Jen, the cheeseball in your snack drawer.
0:22.5	And I'm Madeline, your girl who thinks everything really is that deep.
0:26.9	Mm-hmm.
0:28.0	Today, we're going to be talking about the burden that is work.
0:32.6	Does work even matter? Why do we work?
0:35.4	We all have to do it.
0:37.0	The universal burden that discriminates against no one.
0:40.8	Everyone has to work. Everyone has to work. You love it. You hate it. Got to do it. You have 10 hour
0:47.2	days. You got four hour days. You got 12 hour days. You got 16 hour days. No matter who you are,
0:51.7	you got to work. You got to put food on the table. You got to make money.
0:54.8	So we're going to share some thoughts about this.
0:58.8	Clearly we have thoughts.
1:01.1	Yeah.
1:02.0	We come from quite the diverse background when it comes to work experience.
1:06.3	So, Jen, do you want to start us off by telling us a little bit about where you started and where you are now?
1:10.7	Sure.
1:11.7	So I studied information systems in school.
1:16.4	I had no idea.
1:17.1	I had no idea what major to pick.
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