1090: More Workplace Fails and Bad Boss Tales | Feedback Friday
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What workplace fail is highlighted in this episode?
Welcome to Feedback Friday. I'm your host, Jordan Harbinger. As always, I'm here with Feedback Friday producer, the community service officer directing traffic beneath this broken traffic light of life conundra, Gabriel Mizrahi. And I got my white gloves on and everything. That's right. Going way too hard with the hand motion. Why do they do that? I guess it has to be visible.
Why do they do that? Traffic cops are so extra with the hands.
They are, but it probably kind of... intense. Also, you don't want to get hit by a car. So you got to wave around. You know what it reminds me of? I don't buy it for the record.
No, I think that they're just eating up the stage time and they were like failed mimes or something. And they're like, I'm going to enjoy this. They can't just wave somebody through.
They have to make this like huge theater kid from high school turned law enforcement.
I don't need this prestidigitation. Just tell me where to make a left and let me get on with my life. I don't understand.
You know what this reminds me of? Those North Korea traffic ladies. You've seen those, right, when we were there? Of course, yeah. What's weird about them, not only is it that they don't have traffic lights, that's strange, of course, but the fact that they use these ladies that stand on those little podiums in the middle of the intersection, what's weirdest about that is not the uniforms, the makeup, the whole thing. What's weirdest about that is they do all of the motions, even when there's like three cars in a mile, and there's no cars in the intersection. So they're still doing it, like as if there's just a full load of cars. It makes absolutely no sense. Just take a break until a vehicle pulls up. 20 cars in Pyongyang that have gasoline.
I mean, that's kind of like the bartender we met in that remote hotel way in the north or whatever. We walked in, there was nobody in the bar, but she's just behind the bar, like on duty waiting for somebody to come in and order a drink.
That was super bizarre because do you remember how tired and exhausted she was where when you didn't order something, she would just shut off like a robot and look at the wall. And then when you ordered something, she would just like perk up a little bit and make a drink. Yeah, it was so weird. She would like boot up, yeah. I was like, are you malnourished or tired or are you just having a day? Or it was such a bizarre, that was so weird.
I remember one of the traffic guards we saw in the Capitol was so beautiful. She was like uncomfortably attractive. And one of the guys, one of the guys on our tour was like, who is that? And I was like, bro, I don't know who she is. Why are you asking me? It's the crown jewel of Pyongyang. I don't know what to tell you. Like weirdly beautiful person who's directing traffic for nobody, which is the most North Korea thing I've ever seen.
It truly is. I wonder if they recruit specifically good-looking women for that job because they're highly visible, especially in the touristy areas. Let me catch myself. There's no such thing in North Korea, but in a capital where tourists might actually see them.
And everyone takes photos of them.
Yeah.
That could be part of it. Yeah, they're iconic.
And so they probably choose that for a reason. All right. Well, on the Jordan Harbinger Show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the world's most fascinating people and turn their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to impact your own life and those around you. Our mission is to help you become a better informed, more critical thinker. And during the week, we have long form conversations with a variety of amazing folks, war correspondents, neuroscientists, investigative journalists, national security advisors, This week, we had Victor Vescovo on diving to the deepest parts of each of the seven oceans. He designed submarines and crazy exploration vehicles, and it was an episode all about the general spirit of adventurism.
Such an interesting guy. He was in the military, ends up getting a PhD in something like air power in Eastern Europe, and then he starts a hedge fund, makes a bunch of money doing that over the years, then uses that money to climb the highest mountains and dive to the deepest parts of of the ocean.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What workplace fail is highlighted in this episode?
0:03–12:16
2
How do you deal with a difficult colleague?
12:16–20:03
3
What should you do when you suspect a boss is stealing tips?
20:03–28:40
4
How to handle an unethical boss in journalism?
28:40–50:53
5
What are the signs of workplace scams?
50:53–53:13
6
How should you respond to inappropriate behavior at work?
53:13–1:14:45
Speakers
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