Barely Manageable Podcast

09/07/2026

Nothing says “welcome back from vacation” quite like having to ask…
Who quit?
Did someone die?
Did someone break a law?
WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GONE?! 😂
Because apparently the office can sense when you take PTO.
🎙️ I Was Off One Day…What Happened? (Link in bio)

09/05/2026

First there’s the meeting before the meeting.
Then the meeting.
Then apparently there’s a post-meeting meeting. 😑
Meanwhile, I’ve got 17 tabs open and can’t even find the one that will let me leave.
But if I accidentally stay on long enough…
now I want to hear what you’re saying about me. 👀😂
🎙️ This Meeting Could Have Been an Email

09/03/2026

Burnout doesn’t always look like a dramatic breakdown.

Sometimes it looks like:
“I’m fine.”
“I just need to get through this week.”
…and quietly updating your résumé. 😂

This week, Mary is talking about recognizing burnout — in your staff AND in yourself — before everybody is officially done.

🔥 **Keeping the Burnout at Bay: Strategies for Managers**

Read it now at https://barelymanageable.com/blog-post1-keeping-burnout-at-bay

Managing burnout in your team and your own! How to prevent burnout and unplanned time off for your staff and yourself. Recognizing burnout in your staff but also can you recognize burnout when it is happening to you?

09/03/2026

“We’ll give you 5 minutes back in your day.”
Oh wow. Thank you. What a gift. 😂
I could’ve done something with the other 30 minutes this meeting took…but sure, I’ll treasure these five.
🎙️ This Meeting Could Have Been an Email (link in bio)

08/31/2026

Nothing makes you suddenly interested in a meeting you didn’t want to attend like…
“Can you two stay on after?” 👀
Excuse me. Why do THEY get to stay?
What are we talking about?
Now I want to stay. 😂
🎙️ This Meeting Could Have Been an Email (link in bio)

08/30/2026

Went straight to my boss with the problem.
Plot twist: It came right back to me. 😂
Now we’re having the same conversation we could’ve had in the first place…just with extra steps.
🎙️ Workplace Politics & Politics in the Workplace (link in bio)

08/29/2026

Why do people gossip at work?
Because apparently doing our actual jobs isn’t entertaining enough. 😂
We want the story. We want the tea. We want to know the thing that everybody else doesn’t know.
Human nature? Office politics? Or are we all just nosy? 👀
🎙️ Workplace Politics & Politics in the Workplace (link in bio)

08/27/2026

Sometimes you want the workplace tea. 👀☕
And sometimes halfway through the story you’re thinking…
I really wish you hadn’t told me that.
Because now I know. And I can’t unknow it. 😂
🎙️ Workplace Politics & Politics in the Workplace

08/26/2026

Apparently we don't have supervisors anymore. We have People Leaders.

Employees? Talent.
Problems? Opportunities.
Meetings? Huddles.

Same workplace. New vocabulary. 😂

Our latest quick read is for everyone who's ever sat in a meeting thinking...

Wait...what are we calling that now?

📖 Read it here: https://barelymanageable.com/waitwhat-are-we-calling-that-now-words-at-workhttps://barelymanageable.com/waitwhat-are-we-calling-that-now-words-at-work

Discover how workplace terminology evolves over time. From 'supervisors' to 'people leaders', learn about the changing words at work and their impact on organizational culture.

08/24/2026

“I probably shouldn’t tell you this…but you’re the only person I’m telling.” 👀
Sure I am. 😂
Nothing says workplace gossip quite like a secret that’s already made it through three departments.
🎙️ Workplace Politics & Politics in the Workplace — out now! (link in bio)