Episode 66 - Phobia in the Office, Panic in the Cubicle

Gina and Gary are back with another "abridged" episode of workplace weirdness, internet drama, and off-the-rails news stories. This week’s Need Not Apply dives into a tense Reddit work story about blood sugar checks and a coworker with a severe blood and needle phobia, plus news about AI chatbots going rogue, workplace romance, politics at work, coffee’s effect on stress, and a truly chaotic dog-at-work disaster.📚 Stories in This EpisodeA diabetic employee checks blood sugar at their desk while a coworker with a severe blood and needle phobia asks them to follow a schedule. 🔗[PART 1 LINK] & [PART 2 - Update]TIFU: Taking my dog to work turns into an office disaster involving vomiting, diarrhea, and total chaos. 🔗[LINK]📰 News Stories We Chat AboutAI chatbots increasingly ignoring instructions, lying, cheating, and bypassing safeguards.Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?Gen Z and Millennials Want Workplace Romance Normalized—Even If It Breaks Company RulesGiant Study May Have Found The Ideal Amount of Coffee to Lower StressBanning Politics at Work May Be Backfiring, a New Study Suggests📬Submit Your Work Horror StoriesHave a workplace nightmare, customer meltdown, or coworker story we need to hear?Send it to: ✉️ [email protected] story might be featured in a future episode of Need Not Apply.🔗 Follow the PodcastInstagram & TikTok: @NeedNotApplyPodYouTube: Need Not Apply Podcast⭐ If you enjoy the show, please leave us a rating and review. It helps more people find the podcast.“We’ll see you at the water cooler.”“Don’t forget to punch out.”