Ask Your Work Wife

Insubordination. It sounds bad because it *is* bad, and because it’s never defined up front. So here’s your definitive guide to insubordination — and what to do to protect yourself.

In Corporate America, what comes up must come down. And what comes down (and up) must follow a certain order. Welcome to the Corporate America Chain of Command.

You've probably heard the Work Wives talk about writing down what you do, and then shouting it from Slack's highest rooftops... But where's the time in the day?

Got a raise but no associated responsibility increase? Who cares! Take the money and run.

What should you do when you find out a junior new hire makes 10k more than you, and why does it feel so weird to know what your coworkers make? As usual, Vanessa & Holland have the answers, and — spoiler alert — they’re gonna help you close this wage gap.

LinkedIn Premium Business. Do you need it? Probably. Do you want to read a comparison chart from LinkedIn about it? No. Would you rather listen to the Work Wives banter about it? Duh.

Applying for jobs and finding that some recruiting processes are outpacing others? Don’t worry — it is well within your control to reign them in. Giddy up! (Or don’t.)

Do you really have to job-hop every two years if your job is great, your manager is amazing, and your compensation is *actually* competitive?

Going on a girls trip to Fredericksburg? A summer abroad in Switzerland? A conference in San Diego? Get your vacation responder right. Here’s what to do — and what not to do.

It may be hard to imagine your Director-level manager having weekly Status meetings with their VP-level or C-suite-level manager, but Directors need Statuses as much as you do, and theirs are even more complicated than yours.