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Demoted

Explaining your Job to Family

Demoted

Demoted Productions

Comedy, Business, Careers

4.8778 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Every Christmas dinner with extended family inevitably involves the timeless question, “So, what are you doing for work these days?” or “What do you do, again?” This can be a daunting challenge when your job description sounds like a cryptic corporate riddle that would require a PowerPoint presentation and therapy hand puppets to explain. In this episode, Ross and Natalie vividly portray their family holiday experiences, accurately predicting the chaos that awaits each other’s households. They engage in a role-playing scenario where Natalie attempts to explain her job to her Grandpa Jack. Additionally, they offer valuable tips on how to effectively communicate your esoteric corporate role to your family in a manner they can comprehend, or at least sufficiently to deter follow-up questions. Prepare yourself for a fresh wave of holiday party confessions, including an intern who vomits on the CEO’s wife, a showdown between a “work husband” and a real husband, and a heartfelt tribute to Melvin, a disgruntled manager who purposefully drove his car into the company building. Stay tuned for hazy recollections of SantaCon, childhood encounters with the terrifying mall Santa, and the enigma that is the Elf on the Shelf. Get up to 50% off Masterclass by going to https://masterclass.com/demoted Email [email protected] with your Corporate Confessions and Dear Demoted advice requests. Or use the anonymous submission form on our website, https://www.demotedpodcast.com. Now accepting voice memos!

Transcript

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0:00.0

On this episode of Demoted, we are talking family dinners.

0:03.3

How do you tell your grandpa what you do for work?

0:05.3

How do you tell your parents that what you do is actually meaningful, even though all it really

0:08.3

is is making calls?

0:09.2

How do you explain AI to your mom?

0:11.2

Very concisely and very easily explain your job to your parents, or the rest of your family,

0:15.0

for that matter.

0:15.5

We also talk about what the heck Ross and I are doing this holiday season. We're going to get into some weird corporate confessions that are also holiday themed.

0:20.9

We also tell a story about a boss named Melvin.

0:23.4

He may or may not have driven his car through the office building because he was upset.

0:26.6

But he was also a sweetheart.

0:36.7

Happy holidays. Jingle bells. Happy holidays.

0:39.1

Jingle bells.

0:40.8

Happy holidays.

0:43.0

If you're listening to this, it's what, Christmas Eve?

0:46.4

What day is it?

0:47.1

It's somewhere close to Christmas.

0:49.3

You're snuggled up with a little eggnog, because of course, that's your drink of choice.

0:53.1

That gnaug, which I think is overrated, personally. I don't know if I've tasted eggnog, because of course, that's your drink of choice. That nog, which I think is overrated personally.

0:55.0

I don't know if I've tasted eggnog.

0:58.0

It's not that good.

0:59.0

Okay.

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