INBOX: Why We All Need A Work Bestie

Ever found yourself stuck in the coffee line with your CEO and suddenly forgetting how to form sentences? Or wondering how to ask for feedback without seeming desperate?Welcome to BIZ Inbox, your new workplace group chat where we answer all the awkward workplace scenarios you've been dying to solve. Writer and podcaster Em Vernem gets career coach extraordinaire Soph Hirst’s foolproof strategy for making small talk with the big boss. Plus you’ll learn why asking for feedback actually shows confidence and get simple but effective ways to make friends at work.If you want your work life issue solved, send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here and follow the Biz Instagram here. THE END BITSSupport independent women's mediaFollow Michelle's startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.HOSTS: Soph Hirst and Em VernemEXEC PRODUCER: Kimberly BraddishAUDIO PRODUCER: Leah PorgesMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Biz is the podcast rewriting the rules of work for a new generation. Join Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient), Michelle Battersby (launched Bumble APAC) and Soph Hirst (ex-Google) as they tackle everything from awkward pay rise conversations to dealing with colleagues who steal your ideas. No more generic advice - just real strategies from women who've been there, done that. BIZ: Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.