• Episode 13: Tech, Pride and SF Douchebaggery with Nicole Wemple
    Feb 8 2019

    Nicole Wemple works in Tech as a Customer Success director. Hear her journey from watching kids to the salacious world of Zenefits to bro-culture overload. She shares her San Francisco adventures becoming a douchebag and defending her life with a taser. Nicole also asks, "where are all the San Francisco lesbians?"

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intros
    2:36 - Kick of tech doucherie with Nicki Wemple
    8:30 - Defining Customer Success in Tech
    13:40 - The people we deal with
    19:55 - To woke or not to woke? How important is happiness.
    27:05 - Fearing for your life is common for women
    29:50 - First impressions of San Francisco
    48:00 - Sexual Orientation: Struggling with not struggling
    56:43 - Bitch Sesh: San Francisco made me a giant douchebag

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
    Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
    Pon de Replay - Rihanna
    Who Do You Think You Are - Spice Girls
    Proud Mary - Tina Turner
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 12: Let's Talk Sex and Money with Jules
    Dec 29 2018

    If women earn only 78 cent to each dollar, we need to be even smarter about our finances. Jamie Hardin sits down with Jules to discuss how women everywhere can best utilize their personal finance. Jules' rant is not to be missed. Where do you stand on societal pressures to lose your virginity before 40.

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intros
    2:03 - Kicking it off with annuities
    6:30 - CD laddering, getting to the top
    10:07 - Employee Stocks, are they worth it?
    12:18 - Jules predicts the 2018 crash
    16:44 - Cryptocurrency
    22:09 - The new housing bubble
    26:23 - How women can take care of our finances
    39:10 - Job hopping for a better salary
    51:46 - And this turned into a millennial rant
    54:10 - Bitch Sesh: Fucking before 40

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B.) - Jessie J
    Gold Digger - Kanye West
    November Rain - Guns & Roses
    Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
    I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 11: Get Your Career Unstuck with Kelly Poulson
    Nov 18 2018

    Do you hate your job? Always wanted to pursue your dreams? Feeling like you're no longer a good fit for your organization? Dreading Mondays? These are all signals that you are likely stuck in your current career and need to find a way to get unstuck. Career coach Kelly Poulson explains the steps that you need to take to get there and ways to explore what makes you happy in your career. To learn more about Kelly, visit www.kellypoulson.com

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intros
    1:57 - Jamie can't even get into the interview without diving into managing millennials
    8:16 - Misery and despair - how to get unstuck
    15:05 - How to change your career completely
    22:57 - Financially speaking: how to make a change
    32:30 - Career restart: how to interview
    38:20 - Opps, I made a mistake changing careers
    46:30 - Red flags in interviews and what you want your legacy to say
    53:22 - Career fulfillment: does it matter?
    1:03:10 - Bitch Sesh: respect people's time

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
    A Day in the Life - Beatles
    I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
    Tell Me Something Good - Chaka Khan
    Roam - B-52's
    You Learn - Alanis Morissette
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 10: Mr. Marriott, Get Your Shit Together
    Nov 5 2018

    Marriott union workers in 8 cities have been striking for more than a month now with no end in sight. What are their demands? A basic living wage where only one job is enough. Hear Jamie's most recent experience in the city by the Bay with recorded audio of the protesters in front of the W Hotel. Hear the infuriating response from Marriott including lying to customers and requiring other non-hotel Marriott worker to report to a San Francisco hotel to clean rooms before Oracle's conference. Share your story, write into the show at wtf@techbitchpodcast.com

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Why I'm ranting about Marriott
    3:45 - It all began well...until it didn't
    12:13 - One job is enough
    18:53 - Mr. Marriott's success team sucks
    25:27 - Marriott makes their employees clean rooms


    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    We Built This City - Starship
    Blood in the Cut - K.Flay
    F**k You - Lily Allen
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    39 mins
  • Episode 9: Leave Your Company Right
    Sep 16 2018

    There is a right way and a wrong way to leave a company. Jamie gives career advice on how to leave your employer without burning bridges. Whether it's your choice or not, stay classy ladies. You never know when you might need to work with those colleagues again. What's been your experience? Write in to the show at wtf@techbitchpodcast.com

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Introduction to today's offboarding episode
    3:34 - Leaving a company when it's your choice
    5:37 - Two weeks' notice and how to tell your colleagues you're leaving
    9:42 - Transition planning: don't get emotionally invested
    13:11 - Backdoor references...yep, it happens
    16:04 - Exit Interviews, to be honest or not
    19:15 - Layoffs or being fired: how to negotiate in your best interest
    30:26 - Stop using your business email for personal use
    34:22 - Jamie rants about Virginia's lack of paid time off policy

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
    Respect - Aretha Franklin
    Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
    Paying The Cost To Be Boss - B.B. King
    Changes - David Bowie
    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    42 mins
  • Episode 8: Travel sucks, am I right?
    Aug 25 2018

    Jamie has traveled...a lot...lately and has some things to say about her recent travel experiences. From whether TSA Precheck is worth it to baggage claim etiquette, Jamie tells it like it is. The misery of a Las Vegas conference for a gal that doesn't drink, smoke or gamble. American Airlines has a morale problem and how Jamie can never win with Southwest. And ways to make travel better for all.

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Introduction to today's travel rant
    1:26 - TSA Precheck, is it worth it?
    4:02 - Vegas and I need to see other people
    8:10 - Hotels, listen up 'cause you missed a vital feature...soundproofing
    10:58 - Southwest...need I say more?
    15:39 - When Southwest strands you in Denver, check in to the Hotel Monaco (warning: Jamie's in love with the Kimpton Hotel chain)
    16:28 - The question you should ask every Lyft driver
    24:41 - American Airlines suffers a huge morale problem
    32:10 - Jamie's worst birthday...yes, I was on a plane ride to Paris
    45:15 - Baggage Claim Etiquette full on rant

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    Cups - Jean Simone
    Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crow
    Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
    Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
    Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Beatles
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    50 mins
  • Episode 7: Sephy Hallows - Sobering Facts about the Tech Industry
    Aug 18 2018

    Sephy Hallows joins the show for some sobering facts about working in the tech industry as a former drinker. We discuss getting sober, staying sober and how to discuss it at work. Sephy and I have nearly 5 years of sobriety. We discussed the challenges of working in tech with bars and alcohol in abundance around us. Sephy's article discusses how serving alcohol in an office is not an inclusive policy. Check out Sephy's amazing Medium.com articles at https://medium.com/@sephy_hallow/latest

    Thinking about getting sober? Jamie recommends SmartRecovery.org for cognitive behavioral therapy based recovery.

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - Introductions to today's sober episode
    2:00 - Welcome Sephy Hallows! And discussing the differences in addictions.
    17:02 - Getting sober: stories from the bottom
    28:01 - Being "out" about your sobriety at work and the reactions you get
    34:10 - To label or not to label: calling yourself an "alcoholic" and relationships with an addict
    41:37 - Reactions to "falling off the wagon"
    56:45 - Advice for the newly sober and working in the tech industry
    1:03:01 - Sephy rants during her Bitch Sesh about short term versus long term incentives

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
    Raise a Glass - Moe.
    Ribs and Whiskey - Widespread Panic
    Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
    Hey, Hey What Can I Do? - Hootie and The Blowfish
    Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 6: Marketplace Rant on Airbnb, Uber and Hipcamp
    Aug 11 2018

    Airbnb is driving up rents and pricing locals out of their cities. Uber is why gridlock has increased. Marketplaces like Uber and Airbnb connect buyers and sellers. They are hailed as being a brilliant idea leading the way towards a gig economy and many people use them on a daily basis as a less expensive way to travel. This rant examines the negative impacts on society and how the system falls down when something goes wrong. Jamie shares her own personal Airbnb story of being kicked out on Christmas Day and charged double. Airbnb's response took 30 days and they closed the case. There are marketplaces doing it right. Jamie shares her Hipcamp story as an example of what customer service should be.

    Show Timestamps:
    0:00 - What is a marketplace?
    2:35 - Jamie's horrifying Airbnb experience
    12:40 - Uber and Lyft, the good, bad and ugly
    17:53 - Hipcamp is an example of a marketplace done right
    23:46 - Airbnb drives out locals in New Orleans
    31:15 - Final thoughts on marketplaces

    Music Credits:
    Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
    Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
    No Place Like Home - The Soul Rebels
    Accentuate the Positive - John Boutte
    New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray

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    36 mins