The Work Revolution: Same Job, Different Prison? (Just Without Trousers)

Remember when showing up to the office early made you look keen, not like a muppet with nothing better to do.

The days of lanyard-wearing corporate drones are dying out, and about bloody time too.

Jack and Adam explore how work's changing forever, from the ways the pandemic forced companies to admit we don't need to sit in traffic for two hours just to send emails, to the looming AI revolution that's making us all wonder if we'll have jobs in five years.

They share their decade-long escape from traditional employment, including that time they celebrated Jack's house move with eight pints on a random Wednesday afternoon (not suggesting that's how everyone should work from home, mind you).

From the psychology of looking busy at your desk to why your heating bill's gone through the roof now your company's saved a fortune on office space, they unpack whether we're actually happier working in our pants or if we're just trading one kind of misery for another.

Plus, Jack reveals his old mouse-jiggling app that kept his status green while he had an extra kip, Adam remembers being caught skiving by his Sainsbury's manager every single time, and both hosts wonder if AI therapy might actually be better because you don't have to worry about your therapist silently judging you while watching the clock.

🧠 What We're Banging On About:

00:00 - Why your boss suddenly trusted you to work from home (hint: it wasn't trust)
04:00 - How cutting your hair and walking faster got Jack promoted in three weeks
09:00 - When AI can do your job better than you without complaining about Barry from accounts
14:00 - The app that kept Jack's work status "online" while he slept off his hangover
18:00 - Why Elon Musk might actually be right to force everyone back to the office
25:00 - When Google lets you disappear for a week because they know you'll come back focused
31:00 - The one-week-a-month work model that actually makes jobs meaningful again
37:00 - How AI is replacing all the jobs that didn't even exist 25 years ago
45:00 - Why being a plumber might be safer than being a graphic designer (for now)
52:00 - The terrifying future where our only purpose is to experience things for the AI overlords
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