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Pam Mandel
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S2 E17: Chief Marketing Officer
Someone had to take the fall, and that someone was Anu.
S2 Interlude: AI WTF with Anil Dash
"If you have a platform that is for a purpose, it's very easy to keep it on topic and solve problems for that purpose. And that's true whether it's an LLM, that it true whether it's a social network…
Mark Your Calendars for a Canned In Person Appearance
Hey folks! I'm on a panel at this event on March 19th, 2026 at Obec Brewing in Ballard. Please come say hi.
S2 E16: Assistant Editor
Dee burns herself down to keep her role and was rewarded by the expectation that she'd keep burning herself down. Thanks to Todd Manley at Earsight Studios for his help with this episode.
S2 Interlude: Gen X WTF Coaching Session
Shelley McIntyre helps us grapple with reinventing ourselves after we get canned. How do we redefine the experience of getting fired and what to we do next? Find more about Shelley at Burn the Map.
S2E56 S1 E15: Head of Marketing
Corey discovers the math just isn't mathing.
2025 In the Can
Producer Amy and Host Pam review the absolute sh!tshow that work and the job market has been in 2025. Eff bombs a-plenty, heads up, it's who we are.
S1 E14: Writer
Lianna learns a lot of valuable lessons from her first "big girl" job (her words, not mine) including how you shouldn't do all the work at once. Pace yourselves, kids, there's little benefit in…
S2 E13: Health Care Communications Specialist
It seemed like a great opportunity and Kevin believed in the cause, but "smellgate" made things awkward. Like, really awkward. Here are the reasons you might be eligible for unemployment if you…
S2 E12: Senior Longform Video Editor
"Layoffs are unfortunately a time where unions really show why they're important." Zach posts about Workers Comp to Instagram, follow him to find out about their next event. Ian -- Zach's…
S2 E11: Project Manager
"The media landscape is changing." Yeah, Ian already knows that.
S2 E10: The Dreaded PIP
Janice Brathwaite -- the president and founder of Workplace Transformations -- talks about her work with corporate culture. She's got a few things to say about the dreaded Performance Improvement…
S2 E9: Regional Training Manager
Years later, Chuck still asks himself why he was so loyal to his job.
S2 E8: The Jobs Report(s)
Pam and Amy discuss the jobs report(s), how much AI is fucking things up for us, a listener's struggle to find work, and the curse of pumpkin spice season. Articles referenced: AI is quietly…
S2 E7: Medical and Science Reporter
"We knew bad things were going to happen in Philadelphia." She saw it coming, but it was still a blow when Dawn lost her dream job.
S2 E6: Senior DEI Communications Consultant
Michael went in with a "healthy dose of skepticism" under the Biden adminstration though he believed the work was valuable. Then came the November election and DOGE.
S2 E5: Tech Career Coach
What's a career coach do? How does one help you? When do you need a career coach? What should you say about that time you got fired? And hey, what's the worst that can happen? Dr. Kyle Elliott…
S2E44 S2 E4: Sports Anchor
Anne was a pioneer for women in the field. "It was a constant battle being accepted." Learn more about Anne on her website. Want a CANNED sticker? We're running a pledge drive. Venmo anything…
S2 E3: Director of Product Management
Christian's job was literally to make federal government processes more effective or, you know, efficient. Then DOGE came along. Learn more about 18F and the work they did here.
S2 E2: Senior Systems Engineer
Christine was not shy about telling off The Man for making tech support worse. The database mentioned? theceodatabase.com. Our heroine has been hit with several cease and desist notices, so by the…
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Canned has published 60 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Business, Careers.
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