Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Why are so many people cracking under workplace pressure? Erika breaks down the Food52 fraud scandal, Gen Z’s pacifier trend, and why quiet cracking is the new quiet quitting in this week's episode.

Chapters
00:00 – Jessica Rose is back from Tokyo
04:43 – $270K Food52 fraud scandal
09:49 – Lessons from workplace fraud
10:20 – Gen Z pacifier trend
12:34 – Quiet cracking explained
16:11 – The “shit umbrella” of management
20:27 – Pushing the envelope is overrated
21:39 – Habits of successful employees
28:45 – Work as paid tuition

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