For every time you wish you’d said that thing to your boss or felt the urge to talk shit but didn’t want to ruin your career, Syd and Brit are here to say what everyone’s thinking about the broken system and the apps that are supposed to land you a job—but mostly just land you automated rejection emails. They dive into job pivots and side hustles, sprinkling in a healthy dose of cynicism and wit as they tackle the peaks and valleys of unemployment. Whether you’ve worked a weird job, been une ...
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Send us a text This week, Syd gets worked by a recruiter but never actually gets work. Brit gets rejected from Trader Joe’s (rude!) and somehow still becomes the embroidery queen. We spiral about why we’re all building our own AI prison, psychoanalyze billionaires for sport, and lightly roast capitalism—all while reminding you that in-person connec…
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Send us a text With AI coming for every white-collar job we’ve ever had, Syd and Brit consider new career paths in welding, construction, and other trades that can’t (yet) be automated. It’s women in the opposite of STEM, men on thin ice (except the ones who listen to this podcast, obviously), and a healthy dose of existential career panic. Thanks …
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Syd and Brit Toggle Between Depression & Acceptance
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Send us a text Another pop-up, another lesson, another lint-filled pocket. Syd gets ghosted by her own kin, we’re still swinging between depression and acceptance (fun!), and maybe it’s time to cut the cord and crawl back to the cozy days of VHS and DVDs. The only streaming we're doing is our tears. Support the show…
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Send us a text This week, Syd and Brit get communal—talking about the highs and lows of community living, new projects keeping the vibes optimistic, and why hoarding wealth is out (but being too sexy to work is very much in). Plus: fake ads for our fake sponsors, and plenty of unhinged side quests along the way. We also mention The Gray Area podcas…
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Send us a text Syd relapsed—and yes, it’s exactly what you think. Between cringey LinkedIn spam, questionable vendor run-ins, and our latest side quest into embroidery, we’re learning the highs, lows, and LOLs of building a small business while still getting pulled back into the platform we swear we swore off. Support the show…
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Send us a text From LinkedIn to link in bio. Syd and Brit dive into their sustainable small biz journey—running baby + kids vintage pop-ups, accidentally making a nemesis (hi, neighborhood mom 👀), learning the hard way about business partners, and scouting NYC’s best secondhand spots. It’s community, chaos, and content-creation—all in one episode. …
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Syd and Brit Start a Small Business!!! (Season 1 Finale)
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Send us a text It’s the Season One LinkedOut finale, babe! And yes—we’re pivoting harder than a tech founder post-downturn. In this episode, Syd and Brit spill the tea on their next big move: launching a modern baby + kids boutique featuring secondhand gems and sustainably made goodies. Brit’s passion for vintage? Activated. Syd’s urge to romantici…
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Syd and Brit Take a Sabbatical to Nowhere
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Send us a text This week, Syd has officially retired from LinkedIn and is now living her best soft-life fantasy—rebranding as a neighborhood photographer and making art, making friends, and making the golden years even golder. Meanwhile, Brit reenters the job market and hits rock bottom: she finds a listing that wants one person to be a CMO, barist…
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Syd and Brit Can’t Afford That Bag Anyway
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Send us a text This week on LinkedOut, we’re talking cause → effect → chaos. Syd and Brit dive into the butterfly effect of accepting lower salaries as experienced professionals—because when one of us takes a pay cut, it ripples across the whole damn industry. We also break down the internet’s reaction to new tariffs and why luxury brands are spira…
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Send us a text This week, Syd and Brit pack their tote bags and head to Tucson, Arizona for a real-life business trip—yes, we left our houses. We met internet friends IRL, got inspired by Actual People™, and remembered the unmatched magic of face-to-face connections. From awkward hugs to genuine career conversations, this episode is all about the u…
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Syd and Brit Get Professionally Trolled by Ben Palmer, Part 2
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Send us a text Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Ben Palmer! If you haven't already, check out Part 1 and read more about this episode there. Ben Palmer joins us to discuss his career as a "social justice troll" who uses comedy to expose corporate greed, MLM scams, and online absurdity while making people laugh. Discover: • Fighting MLMs…
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Syd and Brit Get Professionally Trolled by Ben Palmer, Part 1
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Send us a text This week, we’re talking to Ben Palmer, the internet’s favorite social justice troll and a comedian who’s mastered the fine art of getting corporations (and boomers) in their feelings. From fake customer service accounts to cease and desist letters, Ben shares how he uses satire, loopholes, and a little chaos to call out bad behavior…
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Send us a text We’re back, and this week? Job hunting has us in a chokehold. We’re talking about that soul-crushing moment when you get a job offer… and then they snatch it back. We’ve been there, besties. It’s giving emotional whiplash. We’re unpacking our own job search chaos, listener horror stories, and why the hiring system is as broken as our…
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Syd and Brit Roast the Job Market with Joe Fenti
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Send us a text This week we’re talking to Joe Fenti—comedian, content creator, and the guy who applied to 200 jobs on LinkedIn and got zero responses (relatable, right?). Joe ditched the corporate grind to pursue comedy full-time, and now he’s cracking jokes about insufferable bosses and the absurdity of job hunting on LinkedIn. We dive into how he…
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Syd and Brit Present: A Corporate Horror Story
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Send us a text Workplace horror story incoming! Syd and Brit are joined by special guest Pete Langway to break down the wild saga of Ashley, a marketing employee just trying to survive corporate chaos. Between her toxic boss (hi, Eric), office crush, and viral fanfiction, Ashley’s journey takes a turn no one saw coming. We’re talking HR nightmares,…
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Send us a text We found a real one, and we’re gatekeeping—just a little. We talk about finally finding a good recruiter and what that actually looks like compared to all the duds sliding into your LinkedIn comments and DMs. Okay, so this episode isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but sometimes the only things that happen during unemployment are intervie…
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Send us a text We’re burning it all down… still! But today, we’re reading our first ever on air interview horror story emailed directly from new outtie Jessica. We regale you with our most recent Linkedin drama, talk about all the government layoffs and share some exciting news for LinkedOut! Let’s gooooooo! Discover: Build your brand with honesty;…
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Send us a text The letter of the week is, apparently, L. L for losing our shit. L for taking an L on LinkedIn. L for laughing maniacally. L for lots of thoughts and feelings. Ok, you get the picture! We’re talking our shit per usual and burning it down. Buckle up, besties. Discover: New listeners in unlikely places Yappin’ for change Going LinkedIn…
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Syd and Brit Interrogate a Recruiter
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Send us a text Can you believe it? We actually got a recruiter on the line! And tbh this episode might actually help you get a job (which we know is somewhat off brand). We’re asking Gabe the Recruiter all of our burning questions and he’s not shying away from any of them. We stan! Discover: Recruiting tears, sorry, tiers* F*ck a cover letter Recru…
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Send us a text We’re covering a lot of ground this week, both metaphorically and literally. The TikTok economy, AI ruminations, the lost art of subtlety, internet gems, and new hobbies – what won’t these b*tches talk about? Also, a word of advice: do as we say not as we do… or just do whatever you want and let us know how it works out. Nothing matt…
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Send us a text It’s out with the old year, in with the new... rejections? Coming to you live from our first “business” trip, we’re taking stock of what we’ve learned in 2024 and heading into 2025 with clear eyes and full hearts (begrudgingly). Discover: The interview feedback you’ll never get Why you probably shouldn’t sign that severance package A…
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Syd and Brit Confirm Their Biases with Garen
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Send us a text Shaking things up with Garen Orr! Garen’s path from touring musician to music supervisor unfortunately included a pit stop on LinkedIn. Like so many of us, he started experimenting with it in college. And we’re taking our metaphors to new heights (possibly lows), laughing amidst the turmoil, and finding pivot inspo in unlikely places…
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Syd and Brit Don’t Care Who’s Looking
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Send us a text Circling back is so last year. We’re circling forward and chipping away at the behemoth iceberg that is corporate greed, false metrics, and the impending doom of white collar employment. Fun! Is everyone else using LinkedIn to look up their exes and other random people from their pasts? No? Ok, cool. And if you’re paying for that gol…
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Send us a text Syd and Brit unpack the strangest interview questions to date. And, as preliminary requirements get more and more demanding, companies are squeezing more and more free labor out of candidates to ensure they’re “right for the job.” Also the weekly job follow up on yet another rejection to realize things like, maybe don’t wait for a jo…
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Syd and Brit Are Holi-Dazed and Confused
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Send us a text Syd and Brit discuss how to navigate awkward job conversations with your fam, both extended and immediate. They also get into their weekly job rejection check ins, more insights on why LinkedIn is the absolute worst, and some hard truths on the realities of unemployment. Discover: Navigating family job intrusion Bending the truth so …
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Syd and Brit Are Going to Hell (and Back)
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Send us a text Syd and Brit are still wondering how people get jobs, and are getting better at making a podcast? You tell us. No, really. Tell us. Getting deeper into why you shouldn’t show all your cards aka enter your social security number into a job application, and lamenting the days of finding a job IRL. Discover: Is TrustPilot trustworthy? W…
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Syd and Brit Are Losing Sleep Over Circling Back
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Send us a text We’re still begrudgingly applying to jobs (well, Brit is at least) and putting on our fakest smiles for interviews. Call it field research! Looking for some hot negotiating tips? We have some really obvious ones. And whatever you do, just remember: recruiters are not your friends. Discover: A wholesome interaction with a (debatably) …
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Syd and Brit Go Down the Rabbit Hole
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Send us a text Syd and Brit go a little further down the LinkedIn rabbithole when they discover just how much money LinkedIn rakes in from corporate subscriptions. LinkedIn may benefit more from you being unemployed. If you get a job, they lose your engagement. Diabolical. Discover: A cold bitch crying over the joys of motherhood Trading a dog for …
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Syd and Brit Turn Fetishes into Jobs
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Send us a text Syd and Brit dive into the weirdest jobs they’ve ever had while delving deeper into the job search, sharing some new developments on recruiters and the tactics companies use to reel in potential suckers—I mean, applicants. They uncover some unexpected stats and wrap things up on a high note. Discover: Bachelorette parties are both a …
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Send us a text Syd and Brit recount their last week of hopeless job hunting. If looking for a job wasn’t bad enough, now we have ghost jobs and job scams to worry about. This podcast still won’t help you get a job but it can help you recognize ghost jobs and scam jobs. Discover: Diving headfirst into momhood Getting our hearts broken and our dreams…
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