Work Is Tuition You Get Paid For

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Lemonada Media

Business, Management

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In the debut episode of Work, Erika breaks down the realities of work, leadership, and career growth. She shares why she started the podcast, the importance of learning on the job, and why resilience matters in today’s workplace. From the dangers of revenge quitting to hiring insights and generational work-life balance debates, Erika keeps it real with unfiltered advice and guest perspectives. Also decoding corporate jargon, explaining the meaning of EBITDA, and reflections on the challenges of discipline at work.

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0:00.0	Lemonada
0:02.0	Before we get into this, why don't you introduce yourself?
0:18.0	Hi, I'm Jessica Rose. I'm Erica's executive assistant now for
0:23.2	July, so seven months. Seven months? Going, yeah, going strong. What's the best and worst thing about
0:29.1	being my assistant? I think the best thing is I don't have to nag you to do stuff. Like,
0:34.7	when it's on your calendar, like you do it. And I mean, like, we're about to go through your calendar now. But's on your calendar, like, you do it. And I mean,
0:37.8	like, we're about to go through your calendar now. But like, when it's on there, you do it.
0:41.5	And I don't have to like, my first boss, I had to like nag the hell out of her. That's
0:45.3	annoying. Constant. Like, I would be like, 15 minute warning. 10 minute warning. And then, like, with a minute, she'd be like, I don't want to do it. Cancel it. I'm like, okay.
0:54.6	Oh, I don't like that.
0:55.5	Yeah, it was stressful.
0:58.3	The worst thing, I don't know.
0:59.8	Like, I feel like you're actually probably my easiest boss.
1:03.0	Wow.
1:03.4	Yeah.
1:04.0	My second boss was like never, ever there.
1:05.7	And then, like, the other two were just kind of like.
1:09.5	Thuds? the other two were just kind of like thuds me i liked them they're cool they're fine but like
1:12.7	all right well take it doesn't leave a bunch of an impression on me to be on it that's okay i hope i leave
1:17.6	an impression on you okay so we let's go through our calendar yes okay so this week um is very busy
1:23.6	obviously we're launching this podcast big big deal at the top of the week. Adding something to the list. Happy Monday for that. Thank you. You have, at the top of the week,
1:32.9	you have a... Okay, I'm going to cancel that. Are we? Okay. Just kidding. You don't
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