Work Words

Podcast by John McKinstry

English

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About Work Words

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.

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26 episodes

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

11 May 2026 - 11 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

20 Apr 2026 - 7 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

13 Apr 2026 - 11 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

23 Mar 2026 - 11 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

9 Mar 2026 - 11 min

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