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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 3 - Spitting, snarling ball of rage

    Ep 3 - Spitting, snarling ball of rage
    May 12 2025

    The poem in this episode is “Spitting, snarling ball of rage” – the description summing up a member of the team, the office thug and bully and someone who glories in being a person not to be trifled with…


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    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 2 - Worry beads

    Ep 2 - Worry beads
    Apr 28 2025

    The poem in this episode is “Worry beads” – where a staff member worried about redundancies approaches her manager for more information and perhaps a little reassurance…


    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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    11 mins
  • Ep 1 - Probationer’s smiles

    Ep 1 - Probationer’s smiles
    Apr 14 2025

    The poem for our first episode of the podcast is “Probationer’s smiles” – a look at a new arrival at a company who may have their own agenda…


    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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    12 mins

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