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Wankernomics

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About the show

Launching Wednesday 16th September 2026. The Wankernomics podcast is a deep dive into workplace bullsh*ttery.Each week, co-hosts James Schloeffel and Charles Firth drill down, deep dive and unpack examples of corporate bullsh*ttery from the real world, deconstructing the way people use to bullshit their way to success (or failure).Wankernomics answers the questions you always wanted to know but were too busy stuck on an all-hands company-wide Teams call to ask: What does it mean when someone talks about ‘operational cadence’ in a weekly all-hands staff meeting? What is the most horrific employee recognition scheme ever conceived? Why does it feel like waiting times for call centres are getting longer and longer?The Financial Times has called Wankernomics the “workplace comedy phenomenon”. Since 2023, Wankernomics has run mock corporate workshops to sold out audiences across the globe. Mixing real-world stories with personal anecdotes from James and Charles’s 20+ years in the working world, the podcast is informative, funny and totally relatable.Follow now so that you can find it in your podcast feed, every Wednesday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • How many buzzwords can you fit into a single job advertisement?

    September 29, 2026 · 42 min

    "When I grow up I want to manage the delivery of complex cross-functional initiatives and shape scope across business cases" said no-one, ever. Job advertisements have a language all of their own. Meaningless phrases like “Dynamic, fast…

  • Government bureaucracy: There’s a form to fill out before you can listen to this episode

    September 22, 2026 · 42 min

    Most workplaces have at least some ridiculous processes that seem to serve no purpose. But when it comes to pointless bureaucracy, Government departments are best-in-class. Charles and James tell two stories – one from Australia and one…

  • Your Call Is Not Important To Us

    September 15, 2026 · 51 min

    In 2023 the entire network of Optus – one of Australia’s largest telecommunications providers – went down for 12 hours. The outage caused major disruptions across Australia as 11 million people went without internet and phone access. So…

  • “Free donuts in the foyer”: The Enron scandal retold

    September 15, 2026 · 46 min

    You probably know the story. In 2001 Enron – then one of the largest companies in the world – collapsed after it was found to be using illegal accounting tricks to hide massive debts and fake huge profits. But what was it actually like to…

  • Is this the worst employee recognition scheme ever created?

    September 15, 2026 · 52 min

    In 2025 a worker was sent an email from their employer to recognise their three years of service. Inside the email was a button that read, ‘view recognition’, which when clicked on, revealed the reward. We don’t want to spoil how absurdly…

  • Trailer

    September 7, 2026 · 3 min

    After taking on board extensive stakeholder feedback and running a strategic analysis to identify gaps in our end-to-end customer offering, we’re thrilled to advise that we’re starting a podcast. Coming this September, The Wankernomics…