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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 2026 John McKinstry Art Economics Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 23 - Two hours to go

    Ep 23 - Two hours to go
    Mar 23 2026

    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
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    12 mins
  • Ep 22 - Mr Rock Star

    Ep 22 - Mr Rock Star
    Mar 9 2026

    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
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    12 mins
  • Ep 21 - When the rot sets in

    Ep 21 - When the rot sets in
    Feb 23 2026

    The poem for this episode is “When the rot sets in” in which a new manager chooses to act as the team’s friend instead of acting as their manager and reaps the consequences for doing so…


    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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