Tag: EconoMe

Live from EconoMe… It’s the Game of Life!

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A few months ago, your humble Bitches went on the road to beautiful, exotic Cincinnati, where we took the stage at the EconoMe conference to do that thing we do.

As dedicated citizens of Bitch Nation remember, we last performed at EconoMe in 2021. At that time we delivered a Very Serious Main Stage Presentation titled “Forged in the FIRE of Financial Fuckups.” You can watch it on YouTube—our moms think it’s great!

But this time, EconoMe founder, coordinator, marketing director, secretary, and janitor Diania Merriam told us “I’m so, so tired please just do something where I don’t have to be involved.”

Would she come to regret those words? You be the judge! For we ended up recording a LIVE episode of the Bitches Get Riches podcast, complete with special guest, audience participation, and a dedicated team of Ohio’s finest bartenders. You can listen wherever fine podcasts are streamed, as well as on our YouTube channel.

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Ask the Bitches: I can't stand another day at my toxic workplace! Can I walk away without a new job lined up?"

Bonus Episode: “I Can’t Stand Another Day at My Toxic Workplace! Can I Walk Away Without a New Job Lined Up?”

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We come to you today with a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE™ of the Bitches Get Riches podcast. And it features a VERY SPECIAL GUEST™: Diania Merriam, owner and founder of theEconoMe Conference!

The question

As you guys know, we rarely have guests on the Bitches Get Riches podcast (unless they’re Santa Claus, of course). It’s a lot of pressure to keep up with our 15-year-long friendship of inside jokes and internalized poor taste. We can’t inflict that on just anyone.

But Diania is exactly the sort of brave bitch we knew could handle the challenge. And she’s got some personal experience with the question at hand! So we welcomed her onto the podcast to answer this question from an anonymous listener:

I work in an extremely toxic work environment. My boss is disrespectful, the whole company culture is abusive, and HR has been utterly dismissive of my issues. Walking in the door every morning feels like I’m entering Shawshank Penitentiary. I’m at the end of my rope and I know I have to leave to save myself. But I haven’t been able to land a new job yet. I have some savings, but I’m definitely not financially independent. I’d describe it as a small amount of ‘Fuck You Money,’ but not enough to live on for more than maybe 4-6 months. Should I quit? Even before I have a new job lined up?

– An anonymous Tumblr follower

Diana floored us with a bunch of great insights. (Did you know if you quit your job because of a hostile work environment, you’re still entitled to collect unemployment? We freakin’ didn’t! Huh, I wonder why workplaces don’t mention that fact more often?) Tune in to listen to the three of us discuss the answer.

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