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Episode 59 - Ego Is Expensive

Episode 59 - Ego Is Expensive

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 It’s Super Bowl Sunday… and you’d never know it in this house. 😅This week, Gina and Gary are back with a juicy Malicious Compliance episode full of ego trips, workplace power plays, and the kind of consequences that hit like a perfectly timed mic drop. Plus, we take a quick detour into the modern betting rabbit hole, and Gina shares a truly annoying “why did I even come here” police station moment.🎧 This week’s stories (Malicious Compliance)“You want to talk to my manager?” An IT field service engineer replaces a store server… and a manager decides her lunch break is more important than the entire POS system being down. (Spoiler: it costs her more than her appetite.)“Worked Christmas or I’m fired.” A drilling rig supervisor cancels everyone’s approved time off because he can’t get coverage… so OP works the day, then quits with zero hesitation. Enjoy your short-staffed holiday season. 🎄“Cut my salary in half, kiss your business goodbye.” A startup CTO with big ego energy tries to slash pay while the team is already working brutal hours… and everything spirals into a spectacular slow-motion collapse.🗞️ N-N-N-N-NEWS break!Bonobos can pretend play 🫖🍇A bonobo named Kanzi stages an imaginary tea party with invisible juice and grapes, showing apes can juggle real and pretend scenarios without confusion.A “lost” egg-laying mammal reappears after 62 years 🥚🌿Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna is rediscovered in Indonesia via camera traps, proving some species aren’t extinct… they’re just incredibly good at hiding.Sony patents AI “podcasts” hosted by video game characters 🎮🤖Imagine a character from a game you’ve played narrating personalized updates using your player data. Cool? Creepy? Both?Possible illegal bio lab found in a Las Vegas home 🧪😳A code violation call escalates fast when authorities find lab equipment and over 1,000 samples. The FBI steps in, and everyone collectively says “WHAT.”A site that lets AI “rent humans” for tasks 🧍‍♀️🤖💸Reportedly, AI agents can assign real people jobs (even weird ones) using crypto payouts. It’s gig work… turned inside out.Anthropic insiders worry they’ve crossed a line 📉🧠As AI tools move into legal, marketing, finance, and customer service, even the people building them are feeling the “uh oh” moment about job displacement.Sleep deprivation triggers a strange brain cleanup 💤🧼New research suggests your brain may start its “cleaning cycle” while you’re awake if you’re sleep-deprived… right when you need to focus the most. (Borrow sleep now, pay interest later.)😈 Also in this episodeGina and Gary talk viral clip traction and the chaos of trying to grow content while working full-timeA quick rant on how betting has gotten absurdly specific (yes, even “what will someone say this week?”)Gary’s streaming updates 🎥 and Gina’s “I cannot believe I waited for this” police station storyA little life update, a little retail trauma, and yes… Gina has to pee by the end 🚽✨ Follow us for clips + updates:📸 Instagram & TikTok: @NeedNotApplyPod📺 YouTube: Need Not Apply Podcast📩 Submit your stories: neednotapplypod@gmail.com (DMs welcome too!)New episodes every Wednesday 🗓️☕See you at the water cooler. 😉
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