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Work Words episodes
- Ep 28 - Cogs
The poem in this episode – “Cogs” – looks at the ways we have of thinking about things and in particular how it can be easy to view work and the people in the office as nothing more than cogs in the machine and the possible consequences of doing so…
11 min - Ep 27 - Your call is important to us
The poem in this episode – “Your call is important to us” – offers a glimpse into call centre life and reminds us that while companies may wish to project the notion that we will always have the same experience with them that this may not in fact be the case…
16 min - Ep 26 - Representing the company
Content warning - Bereavement
The poem for this episode is “Representing the company” – a look at the tradition of a company sending one or two staff along to a funeral to represent the company and support the staff member who suffered a bereavement
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
12 min - Ep 25 - Must be the training that's to blame
The poem for this episode is “Must be the training that’s to blame” – a heartfelt plea not to use the training team as convenient scapegoats
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
8 min - Ep 24 - Ridden roughshod
The poem for this episode is “Ridden roughshod” where a new manager makes some terrible choices which end up turning his team against him…
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
12 min - Ep 23 - Two hours to go
The poem for this episode is “Two hours to go” which looks at the ethical dilemma of a salesperson in a toxic workplace faced with being under target and having just two hours to turn things around…
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
12 min - Ep 22 - Mr Rock Star
The poem for this episode is “Mr Rock Star” which turns the spotlight on that person who tells the world that their job is (unlike those of most office or call centre workers) wonderfully glamourous! There are however, several things this person isn’t telling us…
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
12 min - Ep 21 - When the rot sets in
The poem for this episode is “When the rot sets in” in which a new manager chooses to act as the team’s friend instead of acting as their manager and reaps the consequences for doing so…
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
11 min - Ep 20 - A false friend
The poem for this episode is “A false friend” which casts the spotlight on those people who delight in nothing more than stirring things up in the office
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
10 min - Ep 19 - Stupid bloody yoga
The poem for this episode is “Stupid bloody yoga” – a warning about putting work before our physical or mental health
Music
https://www.purple-planet.com
Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office
https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ
The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
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About Work Words
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to Work Words, a fortnightly poetry podcast.
Poetry can be found anywhere and the inspiration for the poems in this podcast is taken from the world of work – specifically the offices and call centres so many of us call home.
Join me for poems about things that most office and call centre workers will be all too familiar with – including such things as team building days, good (and also terrible) managers, what it’s like to work in sales, the horrible impact of redundancy and the perils of recruiting the wrong person or blaming everything that goes wrong on the training.