Tips for Adjusting to a New & Functional Workplace | Opinion Overflow #35

Apr 11, 2018

In this week's Overflow episode, we share so much news about the advice column world, talk follow-ups and updates from fellow know-it-alls, and get into getting yourself ready for a new, (ostensibly) less abusive workplace. Let's do the thing:

1. Han and Matt Spring Meetup: Matt's Birthday Weekend Edition
   • Saturday, April 21 at 6 PM - 10 PM
   • The Library Bar in Manhattan
   • 7 Avenue A
   • New York, New York 10009
   • Han and Matt Know It All Facebook Group
2. More Listeners Guessed the Musical We Hate In One Try
   • We're revealing the answer on the podcast on May 11th!
3. Thank you for all the P.O. Box love
   • Pictures on Twitter!
4. Advice Column World News
   • New Advice Column: Dear Therapist
   • New Subreddit: r/malementalhealth
   • Digg is Rounding Up the Best Advice Column Questions Each Week
   • Ask a Manager: "What Are the Strangest Things You've Ever Seen on a Resume?"
   • Ask a Manager: "I talked with Captain Awkward on the Ask a Manager podcast"
   • Brackify: Ultimate Hate Read Bracket for Advice Columns
   • Asking for a Friend Book by Jessica Weisberg
5. Child Protective Services Follow-Ups
   • Reference: #64: Han and Matt Yield the Floor
   • The New Yorker: "When Should a Child Be Taken from His Parents?" 
     The Nation: "Has Child Protective Services Gone Too Far"
   • The Atlantic: "Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park"
   • ABC News: "Utah passes 'free-range parenting' law, allowing kids to do some things without parental supervision" (Facebook Group Discussion)
6. Ex-Boss Sending Sex Toys Follow-Ups
   • Reference: #63: Han and Matt Lose Their Mind
7. Pinning a Toddler's Ears Follow-Ups
   • Reference: #64: Han and Matt Yield the Floor
8. Vitamin D Is Magic
   • Reference: #64: Han and Matt Yield the Floor
   • https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/news/research-study-vitamin-d-and-ibd
   • https://crohnsdisease.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-ibd-link/
   • https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/6/4/397/425715
   • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC511449/
9. "Terrible horrible pun" from Listener Dyra, Astral Regent
10. Lister Tamisril, Desolater of the Bezirh Highlands Update
    • Reference: #62: Han and Matt Fire Their Assistant
11. Listener Marynida, the Prized Mermaid of Silvershore Seaport Update
    • Reference: Opinion Overflow #32: "How Do I Stop Procrastinating Doing My Taxes?"
12. Listener Zelda Ambershine, Siren Lyricist Update
    • Reference: #47: Hannah and Matt Herald Sarah Knight
13. Know-It-All Badges to Be Awarded
    • Email Address Typo on the Listener Hub Page
    • Old Tumblr Links Redirecting to Spam Site
    • Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist's Pet Pictures Were Not Lightboxabale
    • Don't Use the Word 'Tribe' to Describe Your People
      • Native Appropriations: "The Privilege of the Yay Life Tribe"
14. Listener Hillary: "How Do You Set Yourself Up for Success When Starting a New Job?"

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