Welcome to After Dark. The late-night, alcoholic version of Rejected or Selected. An honest conversation about the absurdity of modern work life.

In our first ever live episode, Simon and Deany cover the emotional gut-punch of losing your work bestie, why "we're like a family here" is one of the most manipulative phrases in corporate culture, a real story about startup equity that was wiped out in a buyout nobody read the fine print for, and the Karl Stefanovic sacking (was there really anything up for) debate. Plus a rapid-fire This or That that reveals exactly what kind of people (employees) we both are.

Recorded live, screwdriver and all.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and technical difficulties

09:57 Office chit chat: how much is too much?

20:09 Work besties and their impact

30:02 The work family concept: red flag or not?

33:34 The impact of family dynamics in business

36:01 Redundancies and employee equity

39:17 Controversial figures in media

43:10 The ethics of media representation

47:49 Political ideologies and employment

51:47 Passion projects vs. profit

54:14 Rapid fire: work preferences

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