Your CEO is messaging at 10PM. You're anxious. Your notifications are on. And nobody actually asked you to do any of this. In this episode of Hannah Hotline, Hannah tackles a letter from "Anxious at 10 PM", a professional whose new CEO, a former management consultant, works late and on weekends, creating an unspoken pressure that's quietly taking over her evenings. Hannah breaks down Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin's concept of "greedy jobs," explains what C-suite executives are actually doing when they message after hours, and gives you the exact script for a one-on-one conversation that will clear the air fast. If after-hours notifications are running your nervous system, this one's for you.

Being blindsided at a performance review with vague feedback like being "not strategic enough" causes a massive performance shock. You can turn this gut-punch into a documented plan that protects you by taking a beat to process your anger and recalibrating before you respond. In this episode of Hannah Hotline, Hannah breaks down exactly how to deconstruct vague buzzwords into observable behaviors over a three to twelve month timeline. She details what to ask your boss to get specific feedback and how to ultimately decode the criticism into action.

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