# April Fool’s Special: Turning the Tables on Maya With Guest HOST Dorie Clark

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Podcast: [Workplace Weirdness™](https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-weirdness-7112271)
Published: 2026-04-01T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This is a special one-of-a-kind Turn the Tables episode of Workplace Weirdness. For the first time, Maya Kadar Kovalsky is in the hot seat. And stepping in as the guest host is Marketing Strategist and TOP 50 Business Thinker In The World, Dorie Clark. Maya opens up about her own weird workplace moments and lets us know the person behind the mic, how she thinks about work culture, and what shaped the voice of Workplace Weirdness. Maya also answers listeners' questions about everything from the reality behind “unlimited PTO” to the awkward rise of AI-assisted interviews. Dorie adds her unique perspective on leadership, career, and friendship. This episode flips the format and goes deeper than usual. For the first time, you get a closer look at Maya, her background, leadership style, and personal take on workplace culture. In this episode: Dorie Clark hosts, and Maya takes the hot seat Why unlimited PTO sounds great, but doesn’t always work How to manage the stress of an AI-assisted interview What to do when you’re accused of leaking confidential company info How to handle awkward workplace situations when a holiday gift goes wrong The time when Maya was mentioned negatively in a Glassdoor post. Chapters: [00:00:00] – Introduction: Dorie Clark introduces the special April Fools episode where she takes over as host, putting the usual host, Maya, in the "hot seat". [00:01:25] – Quickfire Warm-up: Dorie leads Maya through a series of rapid-fire questions covering personal preferences, such as being a morning person versus a night owl and interests in K-dramas versus romance. [00:02:40] – Management Style Questions: The warm-up shifts to workplace preferences, including the use of "talking sticks" in meetings and whether performance reviews should be conducted via emojis. [0…

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