No-Show Clients, Bad Coworkers & a Sick New Year

On New Year's Day 2020, Henrique Couto has a cold, a deeper voice and an unexpectedly empty calendar. A real-estate photography client canceled less than an hour before a holiday appointment, just as Henrique was preparing his equipment. Michelle compares that frustration with apartment prospects who fail to show, find another place without saying so or assume she can meet at any time.The canceled session opens a catalog of workplace audacity. Henrique remembers a paid model who backed out after a night of drinking and a cable-access coworker who repeatedly called out before disappearing altogether. Michelle recalls an employee who claimed to be hospitalized while posting photos from a school field trip. They discuss what happens when trust collapses, why firing can move slowly and how unreliable coworkers shift more work onto everyone else.Henrique also revisits an old supervisor who seemed to single him out, the relief of a coworker confirming that perception and a circular dispute over accrued vacation time. A sore throat then provides a live demonstration of the difference between recording this conversational show and preserving the dramatic sound of Weekly Spooky. His New Year's Eve plans changed because of illness, so he and Rachel stayed in pajamas, rested on separate couches and watched four movies.Michelle spent the evening with Chinese food, The Twilight Zone and Kill la Kill before sleeping through midnight. The hosts compare fireworks, childhood snacks, nonalcoholic piña coladas, banging pots and pans and the importance Henrique places on counting down. They also discuss choosing not to drink and speculate about holiday alcohol use and unsafe driving; no statistics or safety claims should be taken as verified guidance. Contains workplace conflict, illness, alcohol and impaired-driving discussion, prescription pain medication references, profanity and repeated inserted social-casino advertisements.LinksEmail the hosts: [email protected]