Work Words

The poem for this episode – “Slippy shoulders” – looks at that certain type of person who you may well need to rely upon for things in the office and who is (sadly) more or less guaranteed to let you down…

The poem for this episode – “In praise of doctor’s receptionists” – looks at gaslighting, possibly one of the worst of all behaviours in the workplace, and the possible consequences of doing such a thing…

The poem for this episode – “We are all pragmatists when our backs are to the wall” – shines a light on the notions of self-sacrifice and honour and how likely such things are to be seen in the office when bad times come to call…

“There’s always one…” and in the poem for this episode – titled “Wee Billy Antichrist” - we turn our attention towards that person in the office or call centre, the one who seems to believe the world revolves around them and who also appears to care very little for anyone else…

The poem for this episode – “LIFE/work balance” takes a long, hard look at the ubiquitous phrase “work life balance” and suggests a small amendment to it…

The poem in this episode – “Not on his to-do list” – is one of several poems featured in Work Words Volume 2 which looks at the way we try to balance our time and energy between the work place and our personal lives

The poem in this episode “Take a picture” looks at teams – great teams! – and the reality that even the best teams we are lucky enough to become a part of are unlikely to last forever…

The poem in this episode “Shipping” is about so-called harmless fun and how it can sometimes lead to rather more serious consequences for those who it is aimed at than may have been intended…

The poem in this episode “Paper jam” is about how we can sometimes drift into people pleasing – with this starting with small things like fixing a paper jam left for us by someone else – and the bad feelings this can slowly but surely create…

The poem in this episode – “I need to see all your smiling faces” – is about the push by some companies to get their staff back into the physical office instead of working more flexibly from home…