Rental Car Chaos, Side Hustle Ideas, and Would You Survive? | Open Tabs Podcast Ep. 13

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Joe nearly got stranded at the Atlanta airport after forgetting his driver’s license while trying to rent a Jeep truck… and somehow it turned into a surprisingly wholesome customer service story.Meanwhile, Billy explores audiobook narration, Facebook Marketplace flipping, and bizarre side hustle ideas while the guys spiral into mall nostalgia, cruise ship jobs, terrible office email culture, and a brand-new segment: “Would You Survive?”Could YOU survive:dial-up internet?working retail during Christmas?being a wedding DJ?understaffed Starbucks shifts?Internet Explorer in 2004?Probably not.Ctrl + Alt + Discuss.🎧 The Open Tabs PodcastTwo friends. Zero prep. Infinite tabs open.Chapters00:00 Intro00:40 Joe forgets his ID renting a car at the Atlanta airport03:27 The Jeep Gladiator dream almost dies05:15 Real customer service still exists?08:44 Modern customer service vs human empathy13:24 Billy talks Uber, Waymo, and side hustles14:28 Audiobook narration and voice acting auditions17:24 Billy voices his company phone tree18:10 Joe’s disastrous audiobook experience19:19 Facebook Marketplace and storage-unit business ideas21:37 Hidden treasure at Goodwill24:30 Side hustle brainstorming25:25 Sponsor: Reply All™27:58 New segment — “Would You Survive?”28:27 Could you survive Internet Explorer in 2004?30:34 Life without copy & paste33:06 Apple vs Windows chaos34:26 Living with 2% battery35:29 Surviving dial-up internet36:35 Could you survive without browser tabs?37:52 Working mall retail during Christmas41:35 Attending a wedding where you know nobody43:59 Understaffed Starbucks shifts45:16 Could you survive as a wedding DJ?47:57 Cruise ship jobs and cruise director stories55:09 Burning out from always being “on”58:04 Outro

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