S2 Ep 17 Nobody Worked Like Our Parents Did

This week on Vertically Unstable, Kelly and Christy tackle one of the biggest changes of the past few decades: work.As Gen X women, they grew up watching parents who stayed with one company for decades, worked predictable hours, came home for dinner, and somehow managed to leave work at work. Then they entered careers where success meant long hours, constant availability, business travel, and proving yourself by being the first one in and the last one out. Now they're leading younger generations who value flexibility, boundaries, remote work, mental health days, and experiences over job titles. And honestly? They might be onto something. The conversation covers everything from office culture, work-from-home life, loyalty in the workplace, corporate careers versus entrepreneurship, pantyhose, pagers, pajamas on Zoom calls, and the strange reality of being the generation caught between the people who raised us and the people we're now managing. Funny, nostalgic, and surprisingly thoughtful, this episode asks a simple question:If every generation thinks the others are doing work wrong... who actually has it right?