{"podcast":{"title":"Per My Last Email","slug":"per-my-last-email-6868760","podcast_index_feed_id":6868760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/MOBI3448226780","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9930ad78-d644-11ee-91a8-ebdd8f74b497/image/30162c4aad86dc1b562de08cadeb0db4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Morning Brew","episode_count":120,"summary":"Is it okay to ask your coworker how much they make? Is Gen Z set up for failure in the workplace? Should you really bring your whole self to work? Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew's resident career experts Kaila and Kyle—whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit, and startup sectors—debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T20:17:51.769868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/per-my-last-email-6868760"},"episode":{"title":"Does a Real Vacation Even Exist Anymore?","slug":"does-a-real-vacation-even-exist-anymore","published_at":"2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/per-my-last-email-6868760/does-a-real-vacation-even-exist-anymore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/per-my-last-email-6868760","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/bHsDpvy53mYwJpnc1UL5/traffic.megaphone.fm/MOBI8048711635.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/bHsDpvy53mYwJpnc1UL5/traffic.megaphone.fm/MOBI8048711635.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Kaila and Kyle debate whether or not taking a real vacation even exists anymore, and provide tactics for how to protect your off time. Can you ever really fully log off in a world with flexible working conditions? And how can we reclaim PTO? 00:00 Intro 02:20 How we got to the state of the working “vacation” 06:59 The real vs imagined expectations of your employer 11:08 Setting clear expectations with your team 14:32 Flexibility’s pros and cons 21:27 The other reason we can’t fully log off anymore 25:20 Other tactics for getting your vacation time back Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/ Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube: @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to permylastemail@morningbrew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, Kaila and Kyle debate whether or not taking a real vacation even exists anymore, and provide tactics for how to protect your off time. Ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/per-my-last-email-6868760/episodes/does-a-real-vacation-even-exist-anymore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/per-my-last-email-6868760/does-a-real-vacation-even-exist-anymore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}