Episodes
Published 03/14/22
Natasha and Jenna vents about "Refrigerator clean out, where is my food?" If you are a victim of your good food being thrown away on clean the refrigerator day, you may be owed a settled LMAO! The only reason companies had refrigerator clean out days because people really be leaving food expired and molded in the fridge. Jenna and Natasha cover the Employment Law from South Dakota legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes. South Dakota was only able to legalize marijuana for...
Published 03/14/22
Natasha and Jenna vents about "Dealing with Toxic Coworkers and Toxic Situations." Everybody can relate to having toxic coworkers and/or toxic situations happening at work slick making it a normal thing. There are a lot of times you don't even know you're in a toxic situation at work because of toxic people making it seem like you're the problem. Jenna and Natasha cover the Employment Law from New York expanding their "Fair Workweek Law," that will impose significant obligations to fast food...
Published 03/07/22
Natasha and Jenna vents about "Working from Home (WFH) dealing with a manager and your internet go out." It's funny how managers think you some kind of tech support or something. I called the folks and they said they will be out as soon as possible. No I'm not coming into the office and no I'm not doing no manual work either. I am on a FREE day at work! Jenna and Natasha cover the Employment Law from Nevada passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature, increasing the minimum wage in increments of 75...
Published 02/28/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about "Why I can't take off during blackout dates?" Blackout dates are most common in retail, accounting, sales and marketing companies. During the blackout dates employees cannot take those days as the companies need all employees working during this time. Maaannnn we got to do something different than seniority get to take days off first!! Jenna and Natasha cover the Employment Law from Texas made significant changes effective September 2021 around...
Published 02/21/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about "Offensive Shit that happens at Work." There are a lot of things that happen in the workplace that comes off very offensive with things people say or do. We don't discuss these things openly enough so that people understand how to handle us/you in the workplace. Do black people raise red flags when people offend us? Jenna and Natasha covers the Employment Law from Colorado amended the Ban the Box law applying it to all private employers instead...
Published 02/14/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about "Wanting to be recognized for my work." Some companies forget the true assets of the business, the employees. It is very fck'd up that companies do NOT do enough with showing appreciation and commendation to their employees. How would you like to be recognized at work? Want would help you decide to stay at a company when you feel unhappy? Jenna and Natasha covers the Employment Law from New Orleans requiring employers to provide accommodations...
Published 02/07/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about "Some days I don't want to bothered at work." Companies should start giving out Emotional Time Off along with personal time off and sick time off. Alexa play, "Don't Take it Personal" by Goonica, Monica can relate! Jenna and Natasha covers the Employment Law from Nevada "Prohibiting inquiries regarding a job applicant's employment history to discriminate against potential hires or in promotion decisions for current employees." Employers must...
Published 01/31/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about people not wanting to go back to work or work post pandemic lockdown and government  assistance making lunch breaks longer and businesses close early. Jenna and Natasha discussed the Employment Law, Connecticut requires employers to disclose wage ranges and expands scope of gender-based wage discrimination effective October 2021. Connecticut also prohibited  employers from requesting or requiring a prospective employee to provide their age, date...
Published 01/24/22
Natasha, Jenna and Gip the Realtor vents about companies that aren't celebrating Black Holidays especially with society becoming more aware of racial injustice. Jenna and Natasha discussed the Employment Law, California's Governor Newsom ordered state workers, healthcare workers, and other employees who work in “high-risk congregate settings” to get vaccinated or submit weekly COVID-19 testing and wear masks. Natasha and Jenna covered the Career Topic, "Leaving a job because of Mental...
Published 01/17/22
We are baaaccckkkkkkkkk with Season 8!! Jenna and Natasha vent about hating meetings!!!! Meetings are necessary but damn why so many or so long. Natasha and Jenna covers a recently passed Employment Law from Portugal, making it illegal to text employees after work. Natasha has a good Topic of the Day for us, "Helping other nationalities adjust to having Black Employees." Drug Test Stories! Drug Test Stories! Who Passed today?? Who failed today?? LMAO! IYKYK! Michelle from Dallas, TX trying to...
Published 01/10/22
Natasha and Jenna sits down for another bonus episode with Danielle Jones-Alexander, Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor and Owner of L.O.V.E. LLC to discuss, "How to use your insurance for therapy and how to use your FMLA for mental health leave." L.O.V.E. LLC a mental health agency with a mission to make mental health become more accessible and relatable to the masses. Danielle has almost 6 years of experience providing mental health services to people ranging in ages from 4 years old...
Published 12/27/21
Natasha and Jenna release a mini season with special guest Kevonna McAnuff, your #gethired Coach discussing how termination for non-vaccination can disqualify people for unemployment. Kevonna is a Certified Human Resources professional, Career Strategist and HR Consultant with a dope brand called "A Poised Professional" to help ambitious job hunters save time spent job hunting and get hired quickly. She's the creator of Write Your Own Resume, an online intensive that helps people type a...
Published 11/29/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about when lying on your resume goes wrong in the interview and they ask specific questions about it. Jenna covers the Employment Law, "17 States signed in to order a new laws to increase their minimum wage." The 17 states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington. Kemp said no to Juneteenth and we can't get a wage increase either?...
Published 06/21/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about trying to have employment interviews with kids turning up or crying in the background. Interviewers can request a quiet background but during the pandemic companies have had to adjust to at home environments with virtual learning from home being a thing. Natasha and Jenna covers the Employment Law in Washington that was signed in to order a new law "Criminal Background Checks. The "Criminal Background Checks" law prohibits denying employment to a care provider or...
Published 06/14/21
Natasha and Jenna vent about the pressure of being an Entrepreneur when you want to be a nine to five. After the pandemic, so many nine to fivers lost their employment or quit their employment and pivot into Entrepreneurship. Jenna talked about her journey into Entrepreneurship and how she's balancing both. Natasha and Jenna covers the Employment Law in Connecticut, "Paid family and medical leave insurance program." The paid leave benefit will be funded by employees in Connecticut through...
Published 06/07/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about going viral on social media about something random that happens at work and your company having something to say. Have you went viral and it was work-related? Ooooooo you'll love this! Natasha and Jenna covers the Employment Law in Colorado as they signed in to order 2 new laws "Paid Leave" and "Pay Equity & Discrimination." The "Paid Leave" is a law allows employees to accrue at least one hour of paid sick and safe time leave for every 30 hours they work, up...
Published 06/07/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about having to be the teacher assistant with virtual learning AND be the best employee while working from home. Natasha swears it's a such thing as an extreme turbo multitasking level for all the balancing stay at home moms have to endure! Natasha got the Employment Law for the week, Louisiana passed a Senate bill to redefine the "Employee Definitions." This law defines “employee” and excludes independent contractors from definition of “employment” for the purpose of...
Published 05/17/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about having a coworker that wants to be somebody with authority so bad. Please go sit down somewhere! Jenna and Natasha discussed the Employment Law, Iowa signed in to order an amended law for "Wage & Hour – Garnishments" relating to garnishment proceedings. This amended law limits the amount of wages that can be garnished for student loans repayment to 15% of garnishee’s weekly disposable earnings. Natasha and Jenna covered the Career Topic, "Why Don't Black...
Published 05/03/21
Natasha and Jenna vents about managers sending passive aggressive emails and testing your gangsta. We're not taking none of this energy in 2021, they better find somebody else. Natasha covers the Employment Law for Hawaii upgraded their law "Protected Time Off – Domestic Violence." They made change to documents that an employer may request to verify that an employee is a victim of domestic or sexual violence. Jenna discuss the Topic of the Day, "Developing a Better Relationship With Your...
Published 04/26/21
Good Morning Pratchets! Natasha and Jenna vent about trying to have 7 streams of income being skressful. Nowadays you had to have a side hustle, investing in stocks, working a 9to5 and whatever else society forces on us to do. Jenna gives us a new Employment Laws that enacted 2 new employment laws that explunges certain criminal records and puts on a cap of deductions for wage and garnishment from paychecks. Georgia has the highest rate of correctional control – prison, jail, probation or...
Published 04/19/21
We are baaaccckkkkkkkkk with Season 7 and JJ (Jeremy Anderson) moved on to bigger things in acting and comedy. Jenna and Natasha vent about still working from home (WFH) because TV Shows are becoming repetitive and let's not talk about being Quarantine Thicck!!!! Natasha and Jenna covers the Employment Law, "Governor Newsom (California) signed over 20 new labor and employment bills into law in 2020 that takes effect in 2021. Jenna has a good Topic of the Day for us, "Ways to fill the work...
Published 04/12/21
Natasha and Jenna wants to wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year! Cheers to a better year than 2020 and getting to where the money resides all 2021! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fckworkpodcast/message
Published 01/04/21
Natasha and Jenna wants to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a good ass day off! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fckworkpodcast/message
Published 12/25/20
Natasha and Jenna releases a mini-season with special guest Jermaine Jupiter, Career Coach, Recruiter and Talent Consultant is a dedicated to empowering Black people through employment. As the founder of JupiterHR, Jermaine has helped over 150 Black people find new jobs in Tech. Currently Jermaine works as the Senior Recruitment Lead for the Black Professionals in Technology Network (BPTN) an organization helping increase the representation numbers of Black people in the Tech space. Every...
Published 12/21/20