Welcome to the Working Girl's Guide!

Welcome to the first installment of the Working Girl’s Guide to literally everything. We’re starting off strong with some current events for you to mansplain on your next date, a little recap of my weekend debaucheries, and then we’ll get into my favorite hack for making sure I get out of my apartment and actually see my friends (for anyone who needs to hear this: sending TikTok DMs DOES NOT COUNT as socializing).

My only ask of you is that you read this newsletter in a public place and dramatically spit out your coffee at least one time, then when someone asks what’s so funny, you look off into the distance and say, “Oh, it’s The Working Girl’s— Never mind, I’ll just show you.”

Please don’t actually spit out your coffee. Nothing in this newsletter is funny enough for that.

Ok, let’s get to it.

Meta Llama 3 is not the name of a cute little petting zoo where you can take your sister’s kid while you sip spiked apple cider. It’s Meta’s AI, which you’ve probably been accosted by seen on Instagram (or Facebook, if you’re still into that). Meta is framing their chatbot as an AI assistant, but they’re receiving a lot of backlash from users who don’t want to be confronted with a wall of text on an app that’s all about images and video. I’m just a little shook by the suggested prompts, which in my feed include “imagine a flower dress” and “what is consciousness”. What am I supposed to do here???

If you spend half us much time on the ol’ TikTok as I do, you might already know that our endless scrolling may have an end in sight. Biden says TikTok will be banned if ByteDance doesn’t sell it within the next year; ByteDance says they’re not selling it anytime soon. It’s unlikely TikTok will be gone in the next few months, but it’s never too early to get another hobby, like making pottery or churning butter.

Speaking of dairy, don’t be shy about telling your Hinge date you’re more of a dinner-date-girlie than a latte-walk-girlie: apparently 20% of milk recently tested contains fragments of the bird flu??? I mean, yes, you could order an oat milk latte, but it’s probably best to just go out to dinner instead to be safe? Apparently the virus particles (ew) aren’t dangerous for humans, but I would rather be camera-on in a 40-person all-hands than drink infected milk.

Abrupt pivot to my personal life: This weekend, I went to the Giants game with my friends. While I may not have been headbanging to Post Malone at Stagecoach, I definitely threw back some margaritas with the ladies. This game was the annual ‘Dogs Days’ event where attendees were encouraged to bring their dogs to the stadium. Did I lay down on the concrete and let a Golden Retriever crawl on top of me? Yes, yes I did. Here’s a pic of the girlies:

Want to be the gal in the office who everyone sees and thinks both “Damn. What a boss” and “I wish I could wife her up”? Look no further than this $120 absolute SLAY of a set. And you get two completely different pieces to mix and match with other items in your closet?? [GASP]. If $120 is too steep (completely understand) and you can only get one item, I’d get the top. The thick fabric makes it the item I grab most in my closet when I’m going to the office or even grabbing a quick lunch. Something about a short sleeve turtleneck just feels ~chic~

This section is intended to give you a life hack for being smarter, fitter, and overall better without trying. Here’s Lazy Girl Hack #1: I’ll admit that I’m sometimes the friend who lets a busy week get in the way of my personal relationships (NOT a good quality). I’m also someone who rarely misses my scheduled workouts (mainly because I’m paying for them, but also because I feel better after). I realized that if I schedule social activities during workout time, I spend time with my friends, but also get a workout in. I mean, we’re all about working smarter, and not harder, so why not make your workout time do double duty, and also get some quality time with a friend? IDK, works for me.

In the event that you no one did anything cringe in your office today, don’t worry, I did those things for you, and recorded them for posterity. In the unlikely event that you missed them, they’re below for your rewatching pleasure:

Last but not least, my work husband co-host Corporate Bro and I read some of the worst stories about all of YOUR horrible bosses that I have ever heard. Shout out to the girlies who shared their stories, but told me not to use them on the pod because there’s a CURRENT AND ONGOING LEGAL BATTLE happening! Like, is this 2024? Honorable mention to the person whose boss poked them with their cane. Not ok!!!! Listen to the episode here.

Alright, That’s It!

Did you spit out your coffee? No? There’s still time. I was testing you. Don’t do that. But do stay tuned for more next week. And feel free to reply to this email with your thoughts, questions, or ideas for the newsletter. Let’s not CC your manager though, got it?

Thanks for reading!