"This Is Uncomfortable" is back May 1
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Oh my gosh, one time I made fun of my boss who was sleeping at his desk on the company's Slack channel and it went to like the everybody's Slack channel. And I was so embarrassed. Hey y'all, it's me Rima. I'm back in your feeds here to let you know that we're dropping four brand new episodes of This is Uncomfortable starting next week.

We get into workplace drama, the financial tradeoffs people make, and the moments where something has to give. I can't keep working here. Oh my gosh, I am going to end up living on the streets. I am going to be under a bridge. We've got a story about two best friends who come up with an unconventional plan when one of them can't afford child care and the other needs a new job. I was like, look, your leave's coming up like two weeks. Like, I'll put in my two weeks.

And we'll just start it. We'll just do it. I was just like, let's do it. We're doing it. We're getting you out of this situation. We're getting me out of this situation. You tell me how much your rate is and I will pay it every week. We've also got a brand new money fight episode. What happens when the search for a dream home turns into a power struggle? I was like, I don't want to go out to dinner with you. I'm going to stay at home and just reminisce about how I'm always going to live in a tiny apartment because you'll never be ready to buy a home.

And how did you feel when she said that? I definitely told her I felt like she was trying to blackmail me. And I talked with the woman who went from pursuing a career in Hollywood to taking a vow of poverty. I had no more savings, closed my savings account, my checking account, shut down my cards. That's really scary.

Plus, something new this season. We're answering your questions about toxic workplaces and pay discrepancies with our new advice series we're calling Work Drama. Oh, girl, you gotta go. You have to leave? I mean, you can go. I think some people hold on for too long. I mean, you don't have to go on interviews and apply for a ton of jobs, but... Just remind yourself. Yeah, remind yourself there's... There are other workplaces out there, yeah. A thousand percent.

Our new season drops May 1st with episodes out every Thursday. I'll catch y'all then. As the Trump administration rolls back climate action, many of us are asking what we can do as individuals to make a difference. I'm Amy Scott, host of How We Survive, a podcast for Marketplace. And this week, we look at the future of sustainable investing.

It's really brilliant how really it's the fossil fuel industry and the fossil fuel lobby has framed this as, well, you got to choose between investing with your progressive values or investing for good returns. When data actually shows that you don't have to choose, you can do both. Can we invest our way out of the climate crisis? Listen to How We Survive wherever you get your podcasts.