Cubicle Confidential Tim McClure & Chris DeSantis
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Weekly Advice for the Working Stiff: Having problems with people at work? Does your boss suck? Do your co-workers drive you crazy? Tim McClure and Chris DeSantis are here to help. Each week Tim and Chris take on your most outrageous workplace questions and concerns. Their advice is sometimes spot-on, sometimes salty, and sometimes funny. (Funny, as in “haha” not as in “I’m funny how? I mean funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?”) They’re good guys, not Goodfellas.
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Strange Bedfellows
What to do when work travel gets awkward? How to deflect when another couple wants to join your vacation. How to navigate a work trip when teammates become roommates. Chris reflects on his time as an instructor at a school for new consultants and the classical motif puer mingens makes a surprise appearance.Segments in this episodeTwo’s Company, Four’s a Crowd in Cleveland - "I am taking my girlfriend to Europe and my work pal wants to make it a double date”Budding Bedroom Blues in Las Vegas -...
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Political Animals
Religion … money … politics … in the modern workplace almost no subject is off limits. This week we help a listener in Texas do the two-step when his new teammates talk politics. The Gaylord hotel, the Curse of Knowledge and the toppling trees of the biosphere are a few more ingredients in this week’s stew.Segments in this episode:Damned if You Do, Damning if You Don’t in Lubbock - “My new coworkers talk politics all day … do I dare reveal myself as being on the other side of the aisle?”Chris...
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Angling for a Better Opportunity
This week we help listeners shake up the status quo. What to do when your comp doesn’t match your contribution to the business? Next, how to start a job change when you think you’ve found some greener grass. In honor of Mother’s Day: Chris, Tim and Jack share memories of traditions both old and new. Science Corner: Butler’s Law of Conservation of Self-esteem.Segments in this episode:Hacked or Hacked Off in New Jersey - “My boss is trying to commandeer my commission”Word of the day...
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To Poach, or not to poach; that is the question
Given the transient and mobile nature of the modern workforce, is poaching an ethical dilemma or a smart sourcing strategy? We help a restaurant owner contemplate countermeasures when an upscale rival raids his roster. Next, Chris and Tim help a consultant calm the waters when he is accused of aiding and abetting a defection. Also, a spirited point-counterpoint on the concept of “brunch” and a few confessions about runny eggs.Segments in this episode:Dine and Dash in Austin - “The restaurant ...
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Crushes
Tim’s much-maligned reference shelf includes the American Heritage dictionary which defines a crush as: “a usually temporary infatuation.” This week we help listeners work through the twists and turns of office obsessions. Chris waxes poetic about the rotary phone and the dating scene at Illinois Bell. Plus: back by popular demand – the word of the day!Segments in this episode2Good 2Be 4Gotten in Tulsa- "My boss is hot. Can I? Should I? How do I?”Word of the day: A noun … 10...
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Lasting Impressions
Sometimes it’s hard to stand out from the crowd, sometimes it’s hard to hide. We help listeners chart a course into -- and out of – the spotlight. Plus: an apology to Sean Evans, the “pretend agent” that launched a career, and the all-too-common confusion around Patrick Stewart and Patrick Swayze.Segments in this episode:TV NV in NYC - “I want an internship but I’m not in Kansas anymore”Kitemath is an award-winning design team specializing in corporate communications. They work ac...
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