Gina and Gary are back with a shorter-than-usual episode of Need Not Apply — our first accidental minisode, because apparently even the podcast needed a lighter workload this week. This episode features a coworker who turns potato-eating into a hostile work environment, an AI that apparently started calling everyone goblins, and a new hire who clearly has way too much time to worry about other people’s lunches.

📚 Stories in This Episode

• A coworker reports another employee to HR for eating potatoes “too suggestively.”

• One person responds to nosy coworkers by inventing increasingly absurd explanations for how they lost their fingers.

📰 News Stories Discussed

• Three teens invent a tamarind powder that removes microplastics from water using a magnet.

• Research suggests needing to pee may improve self-control and decision-making.

• OpenAI fixes ChatGPT after it starts using goblin and gremlin language too often.

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Gina and Gary are back with another episode of Need Not Apply, the podcast about Reddit workplace stories, customer service chaos, and weird news that somehow keeps getting weirder. This week’s episode features a coupon scammer who refuses to take no for an answer, an AI encyclopedia made entirely of hallucinations, and a grandmother who walks into a car audio store demanding help with her mysterious “Pontiac Ghoulie.”

📚 Stories in This Episode

• A retail worker has to deal with coupon fraud energy.

• A grandmother walks into a car audio shop convinced she drives a “Pontiac Gooole. (AKA 'ghoulie')”

📰 News Stories Discussed

• Halopedia, an AI encyclopedia made entirely of hallucinations, invents fake history on the fly.

• A study suggests people who held onto their emo phase may be slightly more intelligent.

• A philosopher argues AI extinction might be worth it in the long run.

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Have a workplace nightmare, customer meltdown, or retail story we need to hear?
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“We’ll see you at the water cooler.”
“Don’t forget to punch out.”

Gina and Gary are back with another episode of Need Not Apply, the podcast about Reddit workplace stories, customer service chaos, and weird news that keeps you guessing. This week’s episode features a barista fired over a very creative coffee cup message, a mysterious blended drink order that drives everyone insane, and a DoorDash driver meltdown that ends with yelling and zero chill.
📚 Stories in This Episode

• A barista gets fired for writing “two in the pink” on a customer’s Pink Drink.

• A DoorDash driver yells at the barista because her order took eight whole minutes.

• A customer complains about a drink she gets “all the time” that doesn’t actually exist on the menu.

📰 News Stories Discussed

• The Pentagon releases new UFO files, including videos and photos from the 1940s to today.

• A bank teller hangs up on Pope Leo XIV when he calls to change his address to the Vatican.

• A new study shows companies replacing workers with AI aren’t seeing the expected gains.

📬 Submit Your Work Horror Stories

Have a workplace nightmare, customer meltdown, or barista story we need to hear?
Send it to: ✉️ neednotapplypod@gmail.com

Your story might be featured in a future episode of Need Not Apply.

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⭐ 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.”