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Work Tribes

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  • Friday, 19 July, 2019
    Work & Careers
    ‘There’s no rest for the gig-warriors!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 5 July, 2019
    Office life
    ‘Corporate hospitality makes you feel you’re in officer class’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 21 June, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Oh God, I’m being managed out!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Batten down the hatches as we bake up some batches!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 24 May, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Amazing how productive you can be when you’re not in the office’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 10 May, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Mothers are incredible . . . Non-mothers are great too’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 29 April, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Islington’s grubbiness took my breath away’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Crop out my lower torso to show my best side’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 1 April, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Fauxmenists? Yes, I am familiar with that term’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

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  • Friday, 15 March, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Don’t think cash flow. Think profile. Think viral!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 4 March, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Hold bag? No way. That is what I call a cattle-class error’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 18 February, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Excellent leadership. You really are leading the way in self-care’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 4 February, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘The icing on the cake was shovelling manure at night’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 18 January, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Fantastic to introduce my dog-baby to my colleagues’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Friday, 4 January, 2019
    Meet the work tribes
    Selfishness will be my new empathy

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Thursday, 20 December, 2018
    Work & Careers4 min
    Secrets of the office party WhatsApp group

    Eavesdrop on colleagues you love to hate at their Christmas bash

  • Monday, 17 December, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    The office workers you love to hate

    Here are some of the workplace characters we met in 2018

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Carol service at Emma’s school tomorrow. I'll be working from home’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 26 November, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Why didn’t I leave before? Stockholm syndrome’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 12 November, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘We are short of being able to apply deadly force’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘We don’t use the word nanny — too transactional’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘I’ve dialogued with some thoughtfluencers!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 1 October, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘He is my uncle after all. Have I not said that?’

    A spotter’s guide to the inhabitants of our workplaces

  • Monday, 17 September, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘He took three weeks off in August, you know’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 3 September, 2018
    Meet the work tribes
    ‘Stabilo Boss: can’t live without ’em!’

    A spotter’s guide to the inhabitants of our workplaces

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