Office Baggage

The concept of “settling” is a controversial one. We’ve all been told for much of our lives, “don’t settle, get what you want.” But the truth is, we all settle for something every single day. Our guest today, Dana Look-Arimoto wrote the book Stop Settling, Settle Smart: Rethinking Work-Life Balance, Redesign Your Busy Life. Our Guest Today: Dana Look-Arimoto, Author, Coach, Speaker Dana Look-Arimoto... Read More The post S3E7 – Settle Smart! Tackling Work Life Integration with Dana Look-Arimoto appeared first on Office Baggage.

We all reach a place in life where we want something we feel we are “unqualified” for. Today, we’re talking about what to do in those difficult situations when you just don’t feel you have what it takes to get through. *Hint* it’s a combination of grit, persistence, and (gulp) vulnerability. Our Guest Today: Rachel Stewart, Author of Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap Between... Read More The post S3E6 – What Are You “Unqualified” For? appeared first on Office Baggage.

Almost 2.5 years ago, Rae and Marcy interviewed the game changing founders of Ezza Nails, Ale and Kim. They shared with us, in 2017, their goals for their business when they had yet to open their first location. Today, Ale and Kim are about to launch location #3 for Ezza, and have truly lived their mission of empowering women on both sides of the... Read More The post S3E5 – Empowering Women on Both Sides of the Manicure Table appeared first on Office Baggage.

Rae and Marcy are blowing the lid off of the executive job search process in today’s episode. We are sharing our own experiences (good, bad, and ugly) in the job search process post-MBA, and our tips and tricks for those who are searching at executive and all levels of the business ladder. How do you find a recruiter in your field? How do you... Read More The post S3E4 – The Horror of Executive Job Search appeared first on Office Baggage.

Our first guest on Season 3 of Office Baggage is a dear friend and a true feminist activist we can all learn from, Cassandra Gaddo. In today’s political climate, women running for office is both a hot topic and a lightning rod. We dive deep with Cassandra on topics like “the myth of electability,” and unpack her career transition from the Executive Director of... Read More The post S3E3 – Women Are Ready to Run for Something! A Conversation with Cassandra Gaddo appeared first on Office Baggage.

Marcy and Rae are back to their old ranting selves when addressing two key leaders who recently lost their jobs because of relationships with subordinates. Is it ever appropriate to “fish in the company pool”? And we’re bringing back “the week in mansplaining.” Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: The Complicated Case of Katie Hill McDonald’s Fires CEO Steve Easterbrook Over Relationship With Employee Listen... Read More The post S3E2 – One Rant Two Rant Don’t Fish in the Company Pool Rant appeared first on Office Baggage.

We can’t believe it’s been almost a year and a half since we wrapped “Season 2” of Office Baggage, and graduated from Kellogg’s Executive MBA program. In that 18 months, we’ve heard you! Everywhere, we’ve run into podcast listeners who ask us “when will you be back on the podcast?” This fall, we finally came together to make a plan and set it in... Read More The post S3E1 – The Fat Chick and the Token Jew Ride Again appeared first on Office Baggage.

There are fearless girls everywhere in our world – at the office, at home, on the streets where we walk every day. But do we take the time to think about them? To honor them? This week we’re talking about our fearless work, our favorite fearless girls, and a group of women who finally get what they deserve – drivers licenses! Articles/books/etc. mentioned on... Read More The post #32 – Fearless Girl Stands Her Ground appeared first on Office Baggage.

Last year, we coined the term #BadassSallies after our dear Kellogg Dean, Sally Blount. But this week, the world was taken over by two incredible #BadassTammies. Among other things today, we are talking about Tammy Duckworth’s new baby and a major Senate rules change as well as pilot Tammie Jo Shults’ calm-under-pressure landing last week. Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: Sen. Tammy Duckworth Is... Read More The post #31 – Badass Tammies Take Over appeared first on Office Baggage.

If you listened to last week’s episode, you’ll know that our Season 2 opener was recorded in….January. So we’re doing “take 2” on our opening day, and now we’ll be back in action every week from here on out. Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: ABC’s new show hits the nail on the head on marriage: Splitting Up Together Pro Tip: You CAN Make Sparkling... Read More The post #30 – Take 2 – Starting Over Again appeared first on Office Baggage.

It’s “Opening Day” on Office Baggage for what we’re lovingly calling “Season 2.” The lesson for our winter was the difficulty of podcasting when we aren’t at Kellogg every other Friday. And we’ll admit it, this episode was recorded in…..January. But next week’s episode is our “take 2” of the season opener, and we’re happy to be fully back in action! Articles/books/etc. mentioned on... Read More The post #29 – Opening Day – Office Baggage “Season 2” appeared first on Office Baggage.

It’s Halloween, and we’re tackling the dreaded “sexy (fill in the blank)” outfits donned by women everywhere on this holiday. Have we just gone too far when there’s a “sexy poop emoji” Halloween costume. Yes, that really exists. In addition, we tackle gender issues in the toy aisle and a couple of #badasssallies in the news this week. Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: Re-listening... Read More The post #28 – The Sexy Poop Emoji appeared first on Office Baggage.

Part 2 of 2: A hallmark of the Office Baggage podcast is the intersection of Marcy’s Millennial perspective and Rae’s Generation X perspective. But even as a Millennial, Marcy is what some call “old” Millennials or “cusp” Millennials. Today, we’re joined by members of the “young” Millennial generation to talk to us about their experiences in the workplace. Grace and Alyx came to the... Read More The post #27 – The Millennials Are Coming, The Millennials Are Coming – Part 2 appeared first on Office Baggage.

Part 1 of 2: A hallmark of the Office Baggage podcast is the intersection of Marcy’s Millennial perspective and Rae’s Generation X perspective. But even as a Millennial, Marcy is what some call “old” Millennials or “cusp” Millennials. Today, we’re joined by members of the “young” Millennial generation to talk to us about their experiences in the workplace. Grace and Alyx came to the... Read More The post #26 – The Millennials Are Coming, The Millennials Are Coming – Part 1 appeared first on Office Baggage.

Throughout today’s podcast we ask the question, “What kind of game are you playing?” Is your corporation playing the diversity game well? Are you thinking about your career in the right ways? And  seriously, Cam Newton, what kind of sexist game are you playing? We’re tackling career objectives today with way too many football analogies! Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson... Read More The post #25 – Playing the Long Game appeared first on Office Baggage.

This week, the United States experienced an incredible tragedy in Las Vegas. On this week’s podcast, we start with discussing the difficulty in talking about this tragedy both online and in person. Then, Marcy and Rae chat about diversity panels that just aren’t diverse. Today’s episode is a short, more chatty version of our normal cast. Email us with your thoughts. Articles/books/etc. mentioned on... Read More The post #24 – Just a Chat – What’s Wrong with Prayers and Mom? appeared first on Office Baggage.

It was one hell of a week for Rae and Marcy. In the most basic of terms, life handed them both a basket full of lemons. So today, they’re unpacking how women everywhere deal with weeks being sick, having health scares, and still managing to keep our lives on track….sort of. Topping it off with a new segment – the “he-peat.” Articles/books/etc. mentioned on... Read More The post #23 – When Life Hands You Lemons, Make a Whiskey Sour appeared first on Office Baggage.

It was a sad week at Kellogg recently. The incomparable Dean Sally Blount announced she will leave Kellogg in 2018. Rae and Marcy unpack her announcement and her impact at Kellogg, inspired by her quote, “This is what the person I want to become would do.” Office Baggage loves this quote and Sally so much, we made tshirts! Find them on our website and... Read More The post #22 – A Farewell to Our Dear #BadassSally appeared first on Office Baggage.

Throughout this podcast, there’s a thread of equality for women, but today we’re tackling it head on and from an early age. The media has blown up recently with stories about educators requiring different dress codes for girls than for their boy counterparts in school, body shaming sixth graders, and much more. Is this kind of behavior the start of what leads to inequality... Read More The post #21 – Equality. Didn’t you get the memo? appeared first on Office Baggage.

On this week’s Office Baggage, we’re talking about the rise of female CEOs. Is there a pipeline? Can women rise to the top? Or are we kidding ourselves. And a special bonus, the first 10 minutes, these two married ladies are talking about online dating. Do you want to date “Kirby”? Email us! Articles/books/etc. mentioned on today’s podcast: Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to... Read More The post #20 – Finding the Path for “She-E-Os” appeared first on Office Baggage.