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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 17 - Sitting alone on the stairs

    Ep 17 - Sitting alone on the stairs
    Dec 15 2025

    The poem for this episode is “Sitting alone on the stairs” which explores the consequences of poor judgements and poorer behaviour at a Christmas night out…


    Music

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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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    10 mins
  • Ep 16 - Sharp scratch

    Ep 16 - Sharp scratch
    Nov 24 2025

    The poem for this episode is “Sharp scratch” – a warning about the inevitable impact of a lack of ethics. Karma never loses an address as they say…

    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
  • Ep 15 - The Candyfloss Man

    Ep 15 - The Candyfloss Man
    Nov 10 2025

    The poem for this episode is “The Candyfloss Man” – a look at why it may not pay you to listen to people who ply you with stories about how good the future is going to be…


    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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    13 mins
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