Demoted

You know the drill: January 1st rolls around, you’re brimming with motivation, and you swear this year will be DIFFERENT. But let’s be real, you’re probably one of the 23% of people who gives up on your New Year’s resolution by the end of the first week. Don’t worry, your fearless hosts are too. This podcast is here to help you break the cycle, ditch the doom and gloom, and actually achieve those ambitious goals. In this episode, Ross and Natalie bravely confront the ghosts of their 2024 goals. Natalie’s dreams of culinary stardom remain firmly grounded in the realm of ‘someday,’ and Ross’s hand has achieved a level of fame that would make any influencer envious. Yes, that’s right, Ross’s hand (and no other body parts) graced the silver screen in a national television commercial. The duo also demonstrates effective methods for setting realistic goals by outlining ambitious plans for the podcast in 2025. Stay tuned for advice on how to request a raise before your one-year mark and how to navigate internal career transitions. Go to https://cornbreadhemp.com/DEMOTED and use promo code DEMOTED for 30% off your first order Join the Salesblazer Community at https://sforce.co/demoted Send us your Corporate Confessions, Dear Demoted advice, and Shout-outs through the submission form below: https://forms.gle/nJc667dUL65Xh63C6

Every Christmas dinner with extended family inevitably involves the timeless question, “So, what are you doing for work these days?” or “What do you do, again?” This can be a daunting challenge when your job description sounds like a cryptic corporate riddle that would require a PowerPoint presentation and therapy hand puppets to explain. In this episode, Ross and Natalie vividly portray their family holiday experiences, accurately predicting the chaos that awaits each other’s households. They engage in a role-playing scenario where Natalie attempts to explain her job to her Grandpa Jack. Additionally, they offer valuable tips on how to effectively communicate your esoteric corporate role to your family in a manner they can comprehend, or at least sufficiently to deter follow-up questions. Prepare yourself for a fresh wave of holiday party confessions, including an intern who vomits on the CEO’s wife, a showdown between a “work husband” and a real husband, and a heartfelt tribute to Melvin, a disgruntled manager who purposefully drove his car into the company building. Stay tuned for hazy recollections of SantaCon, childhood encounters with the terrifying mall Santa, and the enigma that is the Elf on the Shelf. Get up to 50% off Masterclass by going to https://masterclass.com/demoted Email [email protected] with your Corporate Confessions and Dear Demoted advice requests. Or use the anonymous submission form on our website, https://www.demotedpodcast.com. Now accepting voice memos!

Is there an opportunity for career advancement at your office holiday party? Probably not. As you will hear from these stories, you may be putting your career and life at risk simply by attending. From innocent coworker hook-ups to full fledged infidelity and physical altercations, this episode explores just about everything that can go wrong at your end-of-year work party. Ross and Natalie read through listener-submitted stories of past year’s parties and give advice on how to not commit career limiting moves. Ross shares his experience attending office parties with his overzealous sales teams and Natalie describes her art of being the fun plus one. Stay tuned for a terrifying ghost story from Ross’s childhood, a PSA about spiking the office party punch bowl, and a quarter-life crisis after serving donuts to the interns. Go to https://cornbreadhemp.com/DEMOTED and use promo code DEMOTED for 30% off your first order Go to https://Goodr.com/demoted and use promo code DEMOTED for Free Shipping! Find and book top-rated doctors with ZocDoc at https://zocdoc.com/demoted Join the Salesblazer Community at https://sforce.co/demoted

It is a natural process within the corporate ecosystem for a mentee to bloom into a mentor. A shift so delicate that Ross woke up one day to realize he had metamorphosed into an old, wise professional equipped to bestow his knowledge on a young corporate spawn. It’s a beautiful thing to witness. In this episode, Ross and Natalie discuss their experience with mentors helping guide their professional and personal lives. Ross shares the fulfillment he gets from being a mentor, and Natalie shares a touching story about her current mentor, Lauren. You’ll hear why you shouldn’t disregard peer-mentors, and the duo also gives some inadvisable techniques for locking down a top-tier mentor such as hiding in golf bags, short-circuiting elevators, or crafting voodoo dolls of your prospective mentors. Stay tuned for some responses to listener advice requests about wearing make-up in the office, whether to send an AI written poem to fire someone, and if it’s worth risking your job to rig a golf sweepstakes. Get 50% off Masterclass by going to https://masterclass.com/demoted Join the Salesblazer Community at https://salesblazer.com