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Office Drama Β· August 10 Β· 55 min

My Honest Take on Motherhood vs Career (A Brutal Mid-year Reflection) | Office Drama

Half of 2026 is officially over... and I've never felt this behind in my career. πŸ˜… In today's episode of Office Drama, I'm doing my mid-year review out loud: what went wrong, what I'm scared of, and the 6 commitments I'm making so December-me doesn't have to go through the same existential disappointment. Today, we talk about: β†’ Why I felt so behind at the half-year mark of 2026 β†’ The motherhood penalty: how does it impact your career? πŸ‘€ β†’ A mutual creator who lost 10,000 followers overnight after announcing her pregnancy β†’ "Would you rather be pregnant or successful?" and why I don't want to choose! β†’ My 6 commitments I want us to try for the rest of 2026 Submit your Coworker Confessions πŸ‘‡ https://bit.ly/coworker-confessions If you like what you hear please follow, rate 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ⭐️ and leave a comment! π™Žπ™Šπ˜Ύπ™„π˜Όπ™‡π™Ž 🌸 instagram β†’ https://www.instagram.com/chloe.shih/ OD instagram β†’ https://www.instagram.com/officedrama.pod/ tiktok β†’ https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeshih threads β†’ https://www.threads.net/@chloe.shih linkedin β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-shih/ patreon β†’ https://patreon.com/OfficeDrama ✹ business inquiries: business@colorsofchloe.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Half of 2026 is officially over... and I've never felt this behind in my career. πŸ˜…


In today's episode of Office Drama, I'm doing my mid-year review out loud: what went wrong, what I'm scared of, and the 6 commitments I'm making so December-me doesn't have to go through the same existential disappointment.


Today, we talk about:

β†’ Why I felt so behind at the half-year mark of 2026

β†’ The motherhood penalty: how does it impact your career? πŸ‘€

β†’ A mutual creator who lost 10,000 followers overnight after announcing her pregnancy

β†’ "Would you rather be pregnant or successful?" and why I don't want to choose!

β†’ My 6 commitments I want us to try for the rest of 2026


Submit your Coworker Confessions πŸ‘‡

https://bit.ly/coworker-confessions


If you like what you hear please follow, rate 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ⭐️ and leave a comment!


π™Žπ™Šπ˜Ύπ™„π˜Όπ™‡π™Ž 🌸

instagram β†’ https://www.instagram.com/chloe.shih/

OD instagram β†’ https://www.instagram.com/officedrama.pod/

tiktok β†’ https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeshih

threads β†’ https://www.threads.net/@chloe.shih

linkedin β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-shih/

patreon β†’ https://patreon.com/OfficeDrama


✹ business inquiries:

business@colorsofchloe.com

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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