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Why does setting work goals feel so pointless?

This week on Don’t Jump, a Reddit workplace podcast, Simone and Sam dive into Reddit stories about corporate goal setting, performance reviews, career burnout, and the exhaustion of pretending to care about professional growth. From feeling stuck in your role, to losing motivation, to dealing with coworkers who overstep boundaries, this episode explores why so many people feel disconnected from their jobs.

We talk about workplace burnout, career apathy, fake KPIs, goal setting fatigue, and the pressure to constantly improve at work. If you’re tired of writing goals you don’t believe in, struggling to find motivation, or just want to clock out and live your life, this episode is for you! 

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This week on Don’t Jump,  Simone and Sam dive into messy Reddit stories about HR, workplace drama, and the hard lessons you learn in corporate. From going to HR about your boss and instantly regretting it, to coworkers weaponizing HR, to realizing HR exists to protect the company — not you.

We talk office politics, workplace retaliation, corporate power dynamics, and when speaking up at work helps versus when it makes everything worse. 

If you’ve ever wondered whether HR is on your side, felt nervous about reporting a coworker, or learned a painful corporate lesson the hard way, this episode is for you. 

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Does everyone hate working? 

On this episode of Don’t Jump, a Reddit workplace podcast, Simone and Sam dive into viral Reddit stories about hating work, job burnout, career dissatisfaction, and the exhaustion that comes with working full-time. From anti-work Reddit threads to conversations about corporate burnout, work-life balance, and career anxiety, this episode explores why so many people feel stuck in jobs they don’t love.

We talk about job dissatisfaction, feeling trapped in “easy” jobs, generational burnout, and the pressure to find purpose through work. This conversation breaks down why passion doesn’t always pay the bills, why your job shouldn’t define your worth, and how people are coping with the reality of working for decades.

If you hate your job, dread clocking in, feel burnt out, or constantly wonder “Is this really it?”  you’re not alone.

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Work is stressful, layoffs are constant, and job security feels fake. This week on Don’t Jump, your favorite Reddit workplace podcast dives into real Reddit stories about layoffs, unemployment, burnout, and surviving corporate America when stability no longer exists. Simone and Sam react to workplace chaos, emotional whiplash, and the pressure to keep showing up even when everything feels uncertain.

We talk about job loss, corporate restructuring, workplace anxiety, and why loyalty at work doesn’t protect you — but community might. It’s honest, relatable, a little bleak, and still hopeful, because sometimes the only way through work trauma is talking about it together.

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Office Christmas parties: free drinks, forced fun, and bad decisions.

In this holiday episode of Don’t Jump, Simone and Sam unpack Reddit’s most chaotic office Christmas party stories — from skipping company events and navigating toxic workplace culture to getting way too comfortable with coworkers and surviving the Monday-after embarrassment.

We talk work party drinking rules, HR nightmares, corporate power trips, and the unspoken reality of being perceived at office events. Whether you’re nursing one drink all night or replaying everything you said in your head, this episode is your survival guide to workplace holiday chaos.

Don’t Jump is the podcast about workplace culture, office politics, and doing everything you can to keep your job — and your dignity — intact.

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Welcome to Don’t Jump, the Reddit Recap podcast where we unpack workplace navigation, office optics, and corporate chaos…so you don’t have to spiral alone.

This week’s theme: Time Theft. 
Is taking a bathroom break a crime? Is five minutes on Reddit “stealing”? Or is unpaid labor the real scam?

This episode, Simone and Sam get into micromanaging bosses, malicious compliance, unpaid lunches, and why humans are not robots (despite what your job thinks).

If you’ve ever eaten lunch at your desk, taken a “long” bathroom break, or side-eyed your boss for counting minutes—this one’s for you.

Clock in, log on, and don’t jump!!

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Welcome to Don’t Jump the Reddit recap podcast where we break down workplace navigation, office optics, and corporate chaos. 

This week’s theme: Promotions.Are they the glow-up we’re promised… or just a pay-bumped trap filled with extra meetings, extra stress, and extra nothing?

In this episode, Simone and Sam explore:

• The “Congrats! Here’s $4K and 2x the work” special
• Getting promoted in a career you’re not even sure you… like
• The classic panic spiral: “I just got promoted and I don’t deserve it!”
• Corporate theater, buzzwords, and meetings about meetings about meetings
• How to tell if it’s intuition or fear when deciding to take the title, negotiate, or nope out entirely

If you’ve ever wondered whether moving up actually counts as moving forward, this episode will make you laugh, think, and maybe question your job (in a healthy way).

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