Redfin’s Chief Economist, Daryl Fairweather, joins the TLO crew and explains why record-low mobility, rate lock, and rent spikes are reshaping careers—and whether policy or rate cuts can unstick America’s job market.
Read Daryl's new book:
Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/
https://www.firstdraft.vc
Aaron Calafato
Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast
Leah Ova
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Editorial:
Brooks Borden
Matt Sunbulli
Ken Wendt
Senior Audio Engineer:
Ken Wendt
Research:
Zaid Safe
Matt Sunbulli
Aaron Calafato
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Pretend Jobs in China, ICE Dangles $50K & AI Fakes Take Over Interviews | TLO Headlines
On this week’s TLO Headlines, Aaron and Matt dive into China’s bizarre new trend: young people paying to pretend they have jobs just to ease the stigma of unemployment. They also unpack ICE’s eye-catching $50,000 sign-on bonuses and student loan perks in a massive recruitment drive, and break down how AI impostors are fooling hiring systems—forcing companies to drag interviews back in-person. Along the way, they explore what these stories reveal about work, identity, and trust in a rapidly shifting job market.
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AI Boosted My Job performance. Remote Work Erased My Presence.
Stanford economist Nick Bloom returns with new data showing return-to-office mandates are "dark matter" - constantly reported but not actually happening. We also explore how AI is reshaping worker productivity and whether it may be acting as a tailwind for remote work adoption.
Special Guest:
Nick Bloom
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/
https://www.firstdraft.vc
Aaron Calafato
Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast
Leah Ova
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Editorial:
Brooks Borden
Matt Sunbulli
Ken Wendt
Senior Audio Engineer:
Ken Wendt
Research:
Zaid Safe
Matt Sunbulli
Aaron Calafato
This bonus episode asks real questions from the Glassdoor community go straight to recruiters and career coaches.
In this debut, guest JT O’Donnell, founder and CEO of Work It Daily, shares insider strategies for today’s market: how to back channel into hidden roles, avoid the biggest recruiter icks, and recover from canceled interviews. If you’re facing AI resume noise, ghosting, or subtle age bias, you’ll leave with a clear, actionable path forward.
Stick around for the rapid-fire segment, where JT answers quick-hit questions like:
Networking or online applying?
The most underrated search tool
What she’d do first if she got fired
Her biggest recruiter “ick” and #1 green flag in candidates
Hosted by Leah Ova:
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Hardship, Hustle, and the $53 Trillion Inheritance
The Great Wealth Transfer is happening now - $53 trillion passing from boomers to younger generations over the next two decades. Bank of America says young working professionals could be the wealthiest generation by 2035. But there's a psychological twist nobody talks about: what happens when sudden wealth destroys the very drive that creates success? Rich spent eight years dodging eviction notices as a screenwriter until Netflix finally wanted his script. Then he inherited a fortune and lost all motivation to finish the deal.
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/
https://www.firstdraft.vc
Aaron Calafato
Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast
Leah Ova
Follow Leah on TikTok
Editorial:
Brooks Borden
Matt Sunbulli
Ken Wendt
Senior Audio Engineer:
Ken Wendt
Research:
Zaid Safe
Matt Sunbulli
Aaron Calafato
Welcome to The Lonely Office, an award-winning podcast that brings sports-talk energy to real career decisions—fast, funny, brutally practical. It's locker-room candor meets boardroom wisdom, brought to you by Glassdoor. We tackle real workplace stories from anonymous firsthand accounts—job ghosting, the truth behind unlimited PTO, nightmare bosses—and share insider advice on layoffs, severance, negotiations, and career moves. From candidates vaping in interviews to employees fired over free speech, we cover the wild reality of modern jobs. Whether you’re growing your career or simply a jobseeker hunting for an edge, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
TLO is hosted by Matt Sunbulli (serial tech entrepreneur, Founder @ Fishbowl and First Draft AI), Aaron Calafato (Storyteller, Narrative Designer & Content Strategist), and Leah Ova (content creator and advertising executive), with special appearances from industry thought leaders and economists.
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