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Work Words

Work Words

By: John McKinstry
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 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.Copyright 2025 John McKinstry Art Economics Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 6 - What does a hairdresser know?

    Ep 6 - What does a hairdresser know?
    Jun 23 2025

    The poem in this episode is “What does a hairdresser know?” – a cautionary tale about making assumptions about other members of the team...


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    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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    12 mins
  • Ep 5 - Curry

    Ep 5 - Curry
    Jun 9 2025

    The poem in this episode is “Curry” – a look at the joys of team building and forced fun…


    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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    16 mins
  • Ep 4 - Please don't clap

    Ep 4 - Please don't clap
    May 26 2025

    The poem in this episode is “Please don’t clap” – the story of a manager who really wants to (publicly) recognise someone in their team. Sadly this manager - despite their enthusiasm - doesn’t really know the person in question all that well…


    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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    10 mins
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