Off the Clock w/Jon Eks
Off the Clock w/Jon Eks
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My name is Jon Eks and I spent more than a decade talking to people about work on the award-winning Jon of All Trades Podcast. I’m sick of talking about work. I want to talk about everything else in our lives. Men are traditionally not good at this. So, I’m talking to people I love, respect, and admire. I’m trying to embody the axiom “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Expect candor, vulnerability, profanity, and a wide range of topics.
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The podcast explores diverse themes such as personal fulfillment, creative expression, societal issues, and self-acceptance, with episodes delving into subjects like the impact of sobriety, the significance of tattoos, and engaging discussions on films and cultural critiques.
My name is Jon Eks and I spent more than a decade talking to people about work on the award-winning Jon of All Trades Podcast. I’m sick of talking about work. I want to talk about everything else in our lives. Men are traditionally not good at this. So, I’m talking to people I love, respect, and admire. I’m trying to embody the axiom “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Expect candor, vulnerability, profanity, and a wide range of topics.
On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my ex-work spouse and good buddy Rich. Here’s some of what we talk about:
First Question: What is the best thing you’ve done since you got laid off?
- we talk about problems with authority (surprise, surprise) and being self-employed vs being employed as part of an organization
- we cover our shared history and paranoia, and discuss the organization we both worked for
- what did we both like best about working with the other one?
- we share war stories of working for PR agencies early in our careers
- how to deliver honesty and tough feedback to business leadership and the most amount of grief he’s ever taken in a role
- if Rich could design his own role from carte blanche, how would he do it?
- do we love what we do? for one of us it’s complicated, for the other not so much
- a lamentation for the lack of institutional support for entrepreneurs
- how do you handle someone who you have to work with who may not be acting in good faith?
- what are Rich’s plans for the rest of his severance?
Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart.
Logo by Nebulus Visions.
Produced by Deft Communications.
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Recorded at Barquentine Brewing.
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