56: Office Cultures and Workplace Experiences (w/ Jchow & Lukas)

The dynamic duo returns with two guests to discuss the intricacies of office culture and share work stories. This week’s Friday special we start off with a quick update of Jay’s recent podcast collaboration endeavours. Then we touch upon Pong’s hatred towards the pyramid scheme, and consequently his anger management issues. To cool things off, Prof. Physics leads the discussion starting with HK’s overtime culture, followed by Jay’s piece on workplace factions and his coworker appreciation section. The couch then debates upon whether having connections are more beneficial than having practical knowledge, which inevitably leads to work responsibility and a sharing of Pong’s sour experience as an intern. This lengthy episode ends with pointed remarks towards snobby seniors, and the disadvantages of a company that values job tenure over ability. “An episode accentuating intellectual prowess balanced with the random but ever present stupidity and cow faeces” - Pong, 2020 This Episode's Hosts: Jay; Pong Guest: Lukas (Professor Physics); Jchow Topics: 00:00:00 I.   Podcaster collaborations and Pong's Pyramid Scheme Experience (Pre-topic) 01:20:00 II.   Office Culture: Hong Kong's Over-time culture (Lukas's Harsh Lab Professor)  01:44:00 III.  Office Culture: Workplace Factions (Jay's "Happy 心麻" ; Luka's "Order of the Pheonix") 02:06:00 IV. Office Culture: Connections vs. Knowledge "識人好過識字"  02:23:00 V.   Office Culture: Cop-out of work "職場卸膊" (Pong's horrible intern boss) 02:34:00 VI.  Office Culture: Snobby seniors "Old-seafood"