When we aren’t recording podcasts, writing, or doing the other things we do on our own, we’re busy working corporate jobs. Corporate America gets a bad rap by many, but it affords us enough security to approach episode 175 of a weekly podcast without an end in sight (or ever missing a week). It has provided us with a higher income than we made at more menial jobs. Some places we’ve worked have even offered some great perks we’d never have imagined when we first started working in offices.

But we’ve also seen more than our fair share of layoffs. We’ve worked long hours to cover the mismanagement of tasks and other things. We’ve had to hear people complain and gossip about jobs that — for us — are a far cry from the days in corn fields, on warehouse floors, and in restaurants being yelled at as an entire team by irate managers. We’ve seen work/life balance blur in an always-connected society.

We’ve lived the life for years, so it seemed time to devote an episode to corporations.

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We begin by talking about when we first became aware of these things called corporations (and the jobs that came with them). We then move on to our first corporate jobs; as well as our best — and worst — corporate day gigs.

Many people view corporations as inherently evil things, but…is that true? Are they better, worse, or the same as “Mom and Pop Shops”?

There is no denying the reach of corporate interest into politics and the power big companies wield over nations. We discuss Citizen’s United (i.e. the corporation as person), and move on to whether or not corporate tax havens and loopholes should be stopped.

Whew…got serious there for a moment! After that, we chat about a movie that seems like a documentary: Office Space. Hear some of our funniest and saddest corporate stories.

We did an entire episode about buzzwords and buzz phrases early on; we revisit that when we talk about “corporate speak” leading to a potential problem with communication as a whole…and then we ask if corporate America is getting worse?

And we wrap it all up by discussing the future of corporations.

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