Born to Yap, Forced to Work

Longview Collaborative, Ryan and Molly
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We spend most of our lives clocking in and checking out. We work hard and hardly work. This podcast is about work, why work matters, when work sucks, how work defines us and how we define our work, life, and everything in between.

  1. 06/10/2025

    Punk Rock Training Guy

    We adapt and adjust our personalities and personas based on our environment. We cover, cope, and often mask our authentic selves. But why? We unpack these learned behaviors and how we can push back on them by being a little more punk rock every day. Read the companion article here: Punk Rock Training Guy Your Preschooler’s Developing Personality: 6 Tips for Parents (WebMD) When do children show evidence of self-esteem? Earlier than you might think. (The Conversation) Normal Social Expectations by Age (Brain Balance) Baby Begins to Develop Self-Awareness (Parenting Counts) Identify Covering at Work - A Majority Phenomenon (Tanenbaum) The Costs of Code Switching (Harvard Business Review) Impression Management: Erving Goffman Theory (SimplyPsychology) Surface Acting at Work: What it is and how to cope in a post-COVID world (Thunderbird School of Global Management) First Impressions: Making up your Mind After a 100-Ms Exposure to a Face (Association for Psychological Science)

    52 min

  2. 06/03/2025

    Born to Chat: Weird Requests

    Are you yearning for the ultimate super hero team up - Batman and Shrek? We aren't...until now... We asked ChatGPT about some of the weird and funny requests it has received. The results did not disappoint.

    15 min

  3. 05/27/2025

    Dress Codes

    Does the phrase "corporate casual" make you cringe? Have you ever been sent to the principal's office for a too-short skirt or inappropriate t-shirt? Then you are in good company. This week we dress down dress codes. Oppressive Dress Codes Need to Go: https://www.vice.com/en/article/its-time-to-rethink-eurocentric-office-dress-codes/ Dress Codes: A Racist, Sexist History and Why They Must Go: https://www.idra.org/resource-center/dress-codes-a-racist-sexist-history-and-why-they-must-be-changed/ Most Workplace Dress Codes Are Immoral: https://blog.apaonline.org/2025/01/28/most-workplace-dress-codes-are-immoral/ The Evolution of Business Wear: https://www.harvieandhudson.com/the-evolution-of-business-wear/

    37 min

  4. 05/20/2025

    Born to Chat: Fix Meetings

    Our calendars are lousy with meetings. We asked ChatGPT to fix meetings for us. We all have to be in them, so let's add some levity.

    17 min

  5. 05/19/2025

    Creativity

    After a brief gap year-rumspringa-time off to find ourselves we are back with a new episode about creativity. This you aren't creative? Think again!

    50 min

  6. 04/11/2025

    Bathrooms

    So many things feel like they might be in or headed to the toilet lately. So here is an episode about work and public bathroom etiquette to provide a little levity during these strange times.

    33 min

  7. 04/01/2025

    Tah Dah Your To Do!

    So many emails, responsibilities, budgets, meetings, crap to do. You might be inspired to put a blanket over it and then set the blanket on fire. But try some of these less incendiary techniques first.

    34 min

  8. 03/24/2025

    Resumes

    This week we have a short episode about resumes and cover letters. If you are actively in the job market or just trying to keep your options open maintaining a killer resume is essential.

    16 min
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We spend most of our lives clocking in and checking out. We work hard and hardly work. This podcast is about work, why work matters, when work sucks, how work defines us and how we define our work, life, and everything in between.

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  • Creator
    Longview Collaborative, Ryan and Molly
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Longview Collaborative, Ryan and Molly
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    Born to Yap, Forced to Work