Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 42: Handling Professional FOMO. In this episode, we tackle a topic suggested by one of our listeners – how to handle professional FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out). FOMO arises when we look around at our colleagues, friends, and even our families and see that they have things that we want. They may be getting promoted faster, paid more, recognized more publicly, or taking on assignments we desire.