The 5 Sneaky Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Career

About this episode

Kaila and Kyle discuss five surprising factors that may be sabotaging your career and provide actionable advice to address them.

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down the five sneaky (and surprising) things that are affecting your career, and what you can do about them. 00:00 Intro 02:42 Why your commute is more important than you think 08:00 Tactics if your commute is negatively impacting your career 11:00 How discussing your AI use can impact your career 17:59 The consequences of being unknown at work 22:27 Tactics for making yourself better known at work 24:51 How bad tech affects your career 30:16 Dealing with manager burnout This episode was sponsored by Allergy Insider. Ask your primary care provider about getting tested with your local respiratory allergy profile today. Learn more at: allergyinsider.com/questionnaire Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/ Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube: @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaila, Kyle

Topics covered

• career development
• commute impact
• AI in the workplace
• workplace visibility
• technology effects
• manager burnout

Keywords

• career sabotage
• commute
• AI use
• work visibility
• technology impact
• manager burnout

Sponsors

Allergy Insider

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Morning Brew

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