CC US IN

Oh to be petty, one of work life's little luxuries. A way to pass the time, a way to get even, a way to make sure that no minor grievances go unnoticed. This episode gets us out of the toilet (listen to episode 2 if you need a sh*t fix) and onto the office floor, where tensions rise and fall faster than the jobsworth in charge of the aircon.

Jenie invites Charlie to rank these workplace stories on their levels of sheer pettiness. From a kebab order gone wrong to an relentless expenses battle to Charlie's revelation about her own petty habits.

I mean, how petty can you get? Really.

Don't forget to tell us your stories, we want to hear them. Just tell [email protected]

www.ccusin.com

There’ll always be differences between colleagues. Any hey - it keeps the workplace interesting. Differences of opinions, lifestyles, hierarchy, payslips, takes on reality.

But the grand equaliser (aside from death) is the need to shit. For some, this is an unremarkable occurrence in daily life but for others, it is a weapon, an art medium or as Charlie has discovered, a way to send a message.

Inspired by episode 1's case of the phantom bogey-wiper, Charlie talks Jennie through the phantom shitter phenomenon that has been known to haunt workplaces. Together, they try to find rhyme or reason for their motive.

Researching this episode meant Charlie found herself wading through Reddit shit to find some golden nuggets.

If you want to send us your own story about a dirty protester, or another juicy work story, you can tell [email protected].

Consider this your official induction to CC US IN. Two ex-work pals, Jenie and Charlie meet with two crap mics and a prayer to finally record the first episode of a long-talked-about dream to start a podcast together.

Yes, it's 2026. We know the podcast bubble has burst but, we don't want to lay on our deathbeds (probably together if Charlie has her way) and say "we never did make that podcast." So here we are.

EPISODE MINUTES

Audio: we know it's crap. Stick around for episode 2 onwards, by then the real mics have arrived.

Length: you can listen this 4 times on your average 1hr lunch break, twice if you work in public services.

What do we talk about? to get started, we revisit some golden moments from our first workplace together (1 of 3 in total). We tackle the case of the phantom bogey-wiper, the tale of the tea stirrer and TMI sick notes.

It's short, it's scrappy (just like Charlie) and it's the start of something we've been thinking on for yearsss.

If you want to send in your stories, don't forget to CC US IN and tell [email protected]

Our short and scrappy website is www.ccusin.com