Two Hot Takes host, Morgan, is joined by guest co-host Lauren! We spend a lot of time at work, which can make for some dramatic, awkward, anxiety producing situations! Occupational hazards so to speak! Whether it's OP thinking they're better than the people working from them or coworkers making things difficult after life saving care.. you wish workers comp covered hurt feelings and having to deal with Karens! What would you do in these situations?! Bonus Content on Patreon including new full length episodes: https://www.patreon.com/TwoHotTakes MERCH HERE ! https://shop.twohottakes.com Send us a letter? Our PO Box!! Two Hot Takes. 5042 Wilshire BLVD. #470. Los Angeles, CA 90036 WRITE IN TO US!!! https://reddit.app.link/twohottakes Full length Video episodes available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoHotTakes Index: 00:00 -- Start 07:04 -- Story 1 22:01 -- Story 2 33:22 -- Story 3 40:08 -- Story 4 53:44 -- Story 5 1:08:23 -- Story 6 1:25:34 -- Story 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and what is the episode about?
Okay. Are you ready? I don't know. You got this. You just went on Father Knows Something across the studio here. I know, across the way. Across the way. We can see it in our vision. You did really good on Father Knows. You think so? Yeah, he was a little off the rails. He was clearly excited you were there. Okay. He was a little hard to reign in.
I think I got excited that he was excited. So then I started saying things that I'm like, wait a minute, I'm losing myself here. You did great. I'm just going to let you take over sometimes because there was one point where I truly lost my point and I was trying to find it. I'm like, where am I going with this?
Was it because he was raising his hand on you? That didn't help, but that's actually not the area. Well, here we go. Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of Two Hot Takes. I'm your host, Morgan. Who do I got over there?
And I'm Lauren. Lauren!
Loven, rockstar, pew, pew, pew, pew. Okay, we are getting into work-related stories today. We have both had quite the assortment of jobs, and Lauren is still 40 hours a week, if not more. Her job doesn't stop. Corporate girlie, so you're in the real world still, grinding away. Pound and pavement. You're in the real world, too.
I'm in the real world, but it's the too hot take in universe, which is a little easier these days than corporate America or working at a hospital or being a server or a flight attendant or a Lululemon educator. What's a Lululemon educator? Oh, got it.
I didn't know that that was your title when you were there.
We had fancy titles. Very cute. Yeah, I do miss that Lululemon discount. If anyone wants to send me some smooth coverage leggings at their employee discount, let me know. I'll send you a Venmo. They're so good. That's like the best pair of leggings I've got right now. And I accidentally wore them when I was feeding the horse and they're... No way.
They've got hay all over them and it's not coming out.
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Chapter 2: How to handle a nosy coworker asking about salary?
It wasn't a good idea, I will say that. If you guys were strangers at a park, I'd say... Sure. Just just try to avoid her next time. It's gonna be awkward. But but I think in a work setting, you really just got to avoid that even if somebody deserves it. And even if someone is being really frustrating, you just kind of got to.
Bite your tongue and be professional, especially if like they said new girl. So if if you are more senior than the other person, like just ignore them or or tell them this is extremely inappropriate. And if you continue, then I'm going to have to call a manager. I don't know. I'm going to have to elevate this.
I'm going to have to elevate this. Yeah. I feel like you're harassing me at this point.
Yeah. And it's if it does feel like harassing. It's not OK. I just I don't know. I think it's okay to kind of bring it up if it comes within the territory. For example, if you're in sales, talks about commission is pretty open.
And you should talk about how much you're making in that sense because it helps everyone get paid the same amount and get paid their worth.
And motivated and just understand the dynamics of like, okay, if I do this, then I get that amount. So in certain industries, it makes sense when you're talking about salary. But when you're just asking about somebody else's husband because they're going on nice trips, that's so out of pocket to think that you deserve that information.
Yeah.
I think maybe if it was once that was just like, does your husband make a ton of money? Like even that is rude though. So I don't even know. I know.
But I'm just trying to feel very judgy because you're asking because you saw a lavish vacation. Right. So it feels like judgy and like,
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Chapter 3: Is it appropriate for a nurse to restrict visitors in a patient's home?
Well, no, I think some cases.
Yeah. I mean, I think that what. Because my degree did not translate to what I'm doing, but at the same time, I learned so much from my degree that is helpful for me. In my line of work, in my relationships. So I don't think that... I don't think college is a waste, but it's... But yeah, I didn't use a lot from my degree directly into the jobs that I've had after college.
I think it depends on what you're going for. It does. And it's hard because I think college has become kind of like a bare minimum now in a lot of cases, but... I really like the trades like plumbing, electrician, welding, like college was so pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed. And the trades are so needed. And now there's such a like short supply of like electricians, plumbers.
So I don't know that.
Yeah. If you go into that at a high school, make a bank.
I also just, yeah, it really just depends on each individual person. You absolutely can make a lot of money without going to college. Yeah. I know of a handful of people who have done that. So it doesn't define you. Do what makes you happy and what you got to do. And don't let a stupid John ever make fun of you. No. In your line of work. Ew, John.
Bye, John. We're going on to the next one.
I'm being so awkward right now. I don't really know how to stop.
I don't know. Why, Lauren? Don't be awkward.
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Chapter 4: Should you bring your diploma to work to prove you graduated?
I suggested this morning, after a good scare, that maybe I should get a motion sensor door chime, like they have at shops. I could install it in the hall just before my door and put the noisemaker on my desk so that I'll hear the noise and know that he's coming. My partner thinks that that's over the top. But I want to find a solution that will work.
Would I be the asshole if I bought a chime and set it up? No. Set up the chime?
Why is the partner so unsupportive of this issue? I mean, it very clearly is a trauma response.
Yeah.
Why aren't you trying to meet your partner halfway on this? Like... Why aren't you trying to comfort and support your partner? I don't know. Why are you against the door chime? Well, and it's weird.
He keeps getting so offended when he does scare her. I feel like for me, I wouldn't want to deal with scaring my partner. It's not enjoyable for either one of us. I don't want to stress you out. I'm watching you have these bad reactions. And then it's like, oh, God, you made me feel so bad. And it's like... It's clearly not fun for this person. It's clearly from some issues.
And they're working on it with a therapist. Yeah. Like, you would think he would be more accommodating. Yeah.
This is weird. I don't understand the reason not to be. I also have random moments of jump scares, not to this extent that is being described, but I'm just trying to picture if this was me and I would be so annoyed if my partner wasn't being more adaptable to help me out. I'm a big jump scare. I'm like very jumpy. Yeah.
I don't know if I've told my I was like I worked at like Hollister Abercrombie or something when I was younger. I don't know if people know that. Did you get did you get scared a lot there. It's really, really dark. And the music is really, really loud.
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Chapter 5: What are the challenges of tipping etiquette in relationships?
I want to read this story. Do it. It's not work related. Don't care. I'm currently learning about relationships and reevaluating the relationship I've been in for 14 years and could really use some outside opinions. TLDR, I came home after three weeks away to a messy house and no groceries, but I didn't criticize my husband.
While planning meals, he made a sarcastic comment about having to cook and then shut down. When I brought it up, he dismissed me and said I do basically nothing around the house and called my struggles with disabilities excuses. I ended up crying and he later apologized, but I still feel really hurt. Do I have to forgive him? No.
that's there's not enough there's not there is a really long post oh but i don't want to get too far off track like it's definitely it's a read okay got it but there's clearly some interesting dynamics going on here between the issue he has with the door chime now this i don't know It is interesting. Yeah.
The other thing about Brad was a post OP made 13 years ago titled I've created an imaginary person 10 years ago and now he's become completely integral to my life. What do I do?
Whoa.
I know. Again, I'm very curious. But maybe we do a deep dive on this account over on Patreon or something to keep the episode a little more tidy. Okay, okay. Yeah. I mean, OP is definitely going through it with this partner. I think you got to do the door chime and... This is work. You got to do work. You got to be able to work. And I think do the door chime. And if he gets mad, weird.
If he tries to sabotage it, weird. On top of the other issues you might be having, you might have some answers about how to proceed forward. Yeah. Well said. Yeah. Okay. Moving along. This one might get a little heavy on us. It does include the word essay in the title. So just fair warning. I know it doesn't have to do with essay. It's about someone giving their coworker the Heimlich maneuver.
But fair warning for everyone, just in case. I don't know. So let's get into this. This is two months old now. I've been saving it for this work theme. You don't know how many times I've wanted to read it. So this one is coming from AITAH, two months old again, titled, Am I the asshole for treating my coworker differently after she accused me of SA when I saved her life? Whoa.
I'm a quiet guy and genuinely friendly. I treat all of my coworkers as friends. About two months ago, during a work lunch, one of my coworkers started choking. So I did the Heimlich thing to help her. After she's in the clear, the others cheered and I asked if she was all right. She just nodded and headed to the bathroom without a word. So I didn't think much about that.
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Chapter 6: What are the realities of working as a server and restaurant industry tips?
Chapter 7: How do personal experiences shape opinions on workplace drama?
Okay. Are you ready? I don't know. You got this. You just went on Father Knows Something across the studio here. I know, across the way. Across the way. We can see it in our vision. You did really good on Father Knows. You think so? Yeah, he was a little off the rails. He was clearly excited you were there. Okay. He was a little hard to reign in.
I think I got excited that he was excited. So then I started saying things that I'm like, wait a minute, I'm losing myself here. You did great. I'm just going to let you take over sometimes because there was one point where I truly lost my point and I was trying to find it. I'm like, where am I going with this?
Was it because he was raising his hand on you? That didn't help, but that's actually not the area. Well, here we go. Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of Two Hot Takes. I'm your host, Morgan. Who do I got over there?
And I'm Lauren. Lauren!
Loven, rockstar, pew, pew, pew, pew. Okay, we are getting into work-related stories today. We have both had quite the assortment of jobs, and Lauren is still 40 hours a week, if not more. Her job doesn't stop. Corporate girlie, so you're in the real world still, grinding away. Pound and pavement. You're in the real world, too.
I'm in the real world, but it's the too hot take in universe, which is a little easier these days than corporate America or working at a hospital or being a server or a flight attendant or a Lululemon educator. What's a Lululemon educator? Oh, got it.
I didn't know that that was your title when you were there.
We had fancy titles. Very cute. Yeah, I do miss that Lululemon discount. If anyone wants to send me some smooth coverage leggings at their employee discount, let me know. I'll send you a Venmo. They're so good. That's like the best pair of leggings I've got right now. And I accidentally wore them when I was feeding the horse and they're... No way.
They've got hay all over them and it's not coming out.
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