# work culture
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0:33Intro: Work has shifted from ambition to survivalLouise Hill: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello everybody. Welcome, welcome. Over the last few years, work has shifted in some pretty fundamental ways. During COVID a lot of people paused and reflected, myself included. We questEP 272 · 3 Feb 2026·intro· 0:33–2:233:04Al's pick: Steve Carse on why work should be funAl Elliott: But before that, we're gonna kick off with this absolute legend. He turned a post-recession layoff into what's now a $10 million ice pop empire and one of Atlanta's most beloved brands. Of course, I'm talkingEP 261 · 25 Dec 2025·other· 3:04–6:360:02Corporate Buzzword BingoAl Elliott: Coming up on This Week in Work. Is the British attitude to work quietly killing innovation? One writer says yes and claims it's the reason American businesses are 5 times more successful. Are we too relaxed aEP 188 · 15 Apr 2025·news roundup· 0:02–8:5623:50The 60-hour week backlashLeanne Elliott: We're seeing a lot of the opposite. We're seeing, you know, Google saying we want a 60-hour work week, demanding people get back into the office. The Curve Group operates on a hybrid, you know, hybrid polEP 183 · 27 Mar 2025·interview· 23:50–26:2941:12The story behind Eat Sleep Work RepeatBruce Daisley: The podcast was formed by my own desire to make work better. I mentioned I worked at Twitter, and tech firm culture isn't always the best. And there was certainly a time we'd been forced to do a round of jEP 162 · 14 Jan 2025·interview· 41:12–45:124:53Is McKinsey actually a good place to work?Al Elliott: Yeah, moving on, moving on. Uh, okay, so we're going to talk a little bit about McKinsey now. McKinsey's kind of a bit of a closed-door affair, um, but when you do hear from people who have been working thereEP 90 · 16 Apr 2024·news roundup· 4:53–8:5231:53Why work means something different nowAl Elliott: So the 4th change is this shift in what work actually means to us because we all know the pandemic, We're sick of hearing the word. The pandemic has completely changed what work means to us. And a lot of us aEP 25 · 8 Feb 2023·interview· 31:53–34:2917:08Hustle culture and the 'badge of honour' burnoutJim Young: For sure. I even think that the I'm so busy, even I'm burned out is a badge of honor, which is part of— I actually think it's really a positive development. Because if people are willing, if men in particular,EP 22 · 17 Jan 2023·interview· 17:08–18:25
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