Episode Notes [01:14] Unexpected Email from Employer [05:49] The Deferred Resignation Program [06:34] Initial Reactions and Concerns [08:01] Evaluating the Offer [08:21] Enhanced Standards of Conduct [08:55] Personal Reflections and Concerns [12:21] Seeking Advice and Making a Decision [13:01] Option One: Do Not Resign [14:56] Option Two: Resign [16:44] Insights from Conversations [21:30] Making The Decision [23:51] Final Thoughts and Gratitude Resources Mentioned Sebastian Junger The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson Donald Trump Elon Musk Steve Bannon Russell Vought Derek Sivers Sumner Crenshaw Brian Fretwell at Finding Good Chad Littlefield The Thought Leaders Practice by Matt Church Simon Cowell Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked Is it legitimate, and can it be trusted? How are you feeling? What questions come to your mind? Where does your mind go? Are you seeking safety? Would this have been an adrenaline rush as you raced to send the resignation response? What an "enhanced standard" regarding loyalty and trustworthiness was? What are these new "enhanced standards?" Are they beyond what my Constitutional oath requires? If I don't resign, how bright will the target on my back glow? My leadership has supported all my work, but would termination direction come from higher up the chain of command? What would you recommend if we talked over coffee? What questions would you ask? How would you use listening? How would you use silence? How is this scenario playing out in your mind and body? What is coming to the surface for you? How might that influence what you are about to say to me? What are the chances of my name popping on a list and getting fired? How about the chances of being part of an official Reduction in Force and early retirement? Would the administration make a better offer? What do I know about the pending job market? What did I expect the workplace to be like and did I want to be there as the contractions took place? Will the administration pay me through the end of September or will they renege? Can I sufficiently build the Curated Questions business to transition by 1 October? - Do I have the faith or confidence to step into this future as a sole practitioner and grow Curated Questions into all I envisioned? Was this purpose calling? What would I expect the job market to look like at the end of summer if I hadn't developed the income streams to maintain our lifestyle? What is your recommendation? Did it change from your initial recommendation? Where in your body are you feeling the uncertainty? Are you processing this scenario in parallel with your decision as if you had received the email? What additional questions should I have considered? Who else should I have consulted with? How would you have changed my risk rating? What is the correct length of the pregnant pause before making an important announcement? What processes would you use in my circumstance, and what would be different? What questions are at the top of your list to get to a decision? Who would be the members of your pantheon you would counsel with to gain clarity? Apart from the heady analysis, what other key practices would you include in your journey through a similar situation?…
We are finally back after a few weeks of Justin needing to work out juggling one job, then two jobs, then back to a new single job. If that sounds like work to you, imagine how it was on him! Anyway, Futurama is back, What We Do in the Shadows is back, Barbenheim struck the world but only Justin got to experience it this week and we are living in a world where not much new stuff is going to be coming very soon because major studios can't just pay their actors like they should!
We are finally back after a few weeks of Justin needing to work out juggling one job, then two jobs, then back to a new single job. If that sounds like work to you, imagine how it was on him! Anyway, Futurama is back, What We Do in the Shadows is back, Barbenheim struck the world but only Justin got to experience it this week and we are living in a world where not much new stuff is going to be coming very soon because major studios can't just pay their actors like they should!
Matt doesn't have much to contribute to this episode. He's been off in anxiety land watching mostly reruns of old comfort shows. Although he did finally watch "Longlegs" and has been keeping up with "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man". Justin, on the other hand, has been watching Toho movies he's never seen and been to the theater! He saw "Companion" and "Captain America: Brave New World." Also, Matt continues to champion "Severance" and both of us didn't much care for the last episode of "Harley Quinn" we saw.…
We talk a little bit about "Harley Quinn", a couple of movies Justin saw, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" and a few other actual topics, but mostly we get really side tracked by dumb stuff, laugh and lose our minds.
Our lives and jobs are keeping us from being regular or even all that geeky, but we're still here. "The Penguin" rocks. Justin watched some movies. Matt is watching a lot of old stuff.
We won't lie: we're struggling. We're the most broke we've been in a while. Our jobs are getting to us. We don't get to pod much. And when we do get to pod, there isn't much news and we don't like much of what we've consumed. It's a very weird year. We're both surprised this episode is as long as it is.…
San Diego Comic Con 2024 is a wrap and there is some stuff. RDJ Is DOCTOR DOOM? New trailer for "The Penguin". Also, we saw "Deadpool and Wolverine". What did we think?
Matt's life just isn't that geeky anymore. He's been defeated by work and poorness. Justin is going to the theater like crazy and also finally watched "The Bear". There's geek hope on the horizon in the form of trailers for things, though!
We'll be real: we have jack going on. The news is light, we're poor, we just have very little going on. We saw "The Strangers: Chapter 1". Justin is seeing some old movies on the big screen. Matt is watching some random TV. Superman looks like Superman. Help us, fellas.
"The Batman Part 2" is delayed. There are some really interesting movies coming this year. Matt read an unexpectedly fantastic horror novel. Justin is seeing a lot of classic films on the big screen. We really just want lots of Godzilla.
The planets haves aligned to allow us time to record again! This time around we talk about the trailers for “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Godzilla x Kong”, some movies and shows we have watched, the casting of “Fantastic 4”, the first spy photos of the costumes from “Daredevil: Born Again” and more.…
Awww yeah! We're back, bitches! After a bit of a break we are back with some of this and some of that. Movies, monsters, shows. Just kind of a stew of stuff.
This week we mostly talk about shows we have watched. Matt took the bullet for both the Geeks and watched all the episodes of season 2 of "Loki". Both of us have watched "Doom Patrol", "South Park: Joining the Panderverse", and "Rick and Morty". Justin got to see a horror classic on the big screen with a live orchestra.…
Although the WGA strike has been resolved, the SAG-AFTRA strike continues which means not a ton of news, but we do talk about "Daredevil: Born Again" being taken back to formula and the new upcoming "South Park" special. Then we mostly talk about shows and movies we've been watching including "Doom Patrol", Matt's big list of Scare-A-Thon watches, Justin's "classic movies on the big screen" viewing and the new "Rick and Morty".…
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