With inflation skyrocketing and energy bills about to go through the roof, the governer of the Bank of England has this week warned against workers asking for substantial pay rises, asking everybody to deal with the "pain" of the rising cost-of-living, whilst simultaneously taking home over £500,000 a year. We get deep into when and how we should ask for a pay rise, whether cost-of-living increases should be a given, how companies can better support employees during tough financial times, and Sanj declares some strong feelings which may lead to our Patreon earnings being diverted into legal fees.

In the wonderful world of our stand-up section, we've got busy hiring times, scary talks, Xbox dev kits and EV research. Plus, the world's shortest news quiz! 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start
01:16 The Stand-Up
08:20 This Week's Epic
23:26 The Wash-Up

LINKS DISCUSSED THIS WEEK:

Lara Hogan - Resilient Management

Humans Plus Tech podcast

Ecologi

TechTree

YouTube: Uncharted movie trailer

BBC News: Charles met Queen two days before testing positive

BBC News: Don't ask for a big pay rise, warns Bank of England boss

Money Saving Expert: What is the Energy Price Cap?

The Guardian: Bank of England boss urged to shadow care worker for a day amid low pay row

The Guardian: The definition of levelling down: the Bank of England calling for wage 'restraint'

Bloomberg: Boris Johnson Rebukes Bank of England’s Bailey Over Wages Remark

LinkedIn: CEO of RSL Renewables covering staff energy bills

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