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The Office Break Room
You deserve a healthy and happy workplace
Ongoing · Updated every Monday
Audio in Chinese
01. New to the Workplace: How Do You Get Off to a Good Start? | Dayi & Fanfan 02. HR Interview Secrets: How Do You Measure a Job's Value? | Dayi & Xiao Song 03. How Do You Face Failure at Work? | Haonan & Lulu 04. Who Doesn't Want Work to Be More Interesting? | Dongdongqiang & Dayi 05. How Do We Cope When Work and Life Fall Out of Balance? | Diandian & Xiaoming 06. After Starting Work, I Made Peace with Procrastination | Xiaobing & Shiting 07. Can You Change Jobs Whenever Your Heart Says So? | Liu Fei & Lao Jin 08. Entering a New Field: How Do You Get Up to Speed Quickly? | Chao & Xiao Shu 09. How Do We Escape Blind Spots and Communicate Better? | Pang Ying & Jiajun Bonus | Listener Q&A: You Deserve a Healthy and Happy Workplace 10. How Do You Build Good Relationships at Work? | Chao & Xiaolei 11. What If Your Degree Doesn't Match Your Job? | Tianluo Guniang & Kidd 12. How Can Women Exercise Leadership at Work? | Li Jinhui & Han Xia Bonus: What Is a “Good Job” in This Age? | Wang Fang & Zhang Lingyan Bonus: How Do We Stop Mentally Draining Ourselves at Work? | Yuan Changgeng & Nina Bonus: Why Does More Information Leave Us More Powerless at Work and in Life? | Fang Kecheng & Gong Ying Bonus: How Do You Find the Job You Want More Efficiently? | Liang Jie & Zhang Zhe 13. How Do I Tell My Manager “I Want a Promotion and Raise”? | Zhang Lingyan & Jin Xiang 14. What Should You Do When Marginalized at Work? | Yingying & Zhang Yifan 15. How Can Workers Handle Stress and Emotional Reactions? | Linghu Chong & Jiajun 16. How Do You Identify Useful Information and Use Social Media to Find Work? | Fang Kecheng & Aunt Xiong 17. How Do Film and Television Shape Our Ideas about Work? | Jia Xingjia & Guo 2 18. How Do You Build Healthy Relationships in the Workplace? | Cindy & Yang Dayi 19. From Cubicles to Cafés: How Have Workplaces Changed? | Wang Yiqin & Han Yan 20. How Should I Face Guilt Created by Work? | Meng Qingyan & Xiao Yin 21. How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Our Work? | Fang Kecheng & Zhang Guocai 22. How Do We Communicate Well at Work? | Pang Ying & Chen Chaohua Happily Taking One Episode Off Leung Man-tao × Qian Jing × Jin Xiang: How Do You Make Good Choices at the Start of a Career? | Special Liang Jie × Liu Fei × Yin Fan: How Do You Adapt and Grow at Work? | Special Wu Yanqun × Liu Hailong × Ren Yu: The Future Is Here—How Should We Follow the Trend? | Special 23. How Do You Invest in Yourself Effectively? | Qian Jing & Qiaomu 24. Forget “Making It”—We Wish You Freedom and Openness | Wang Fang, Duan Zhiqiang & Cheng Qing Workplace Pitfall Support Group: How Do Workers Stop Internal Friction? | Liu Yang, Jiang Ke & Siyue Workplace Debate: What Does Work Actually Give Us? | Cao Ning, Yang Mei & Lin Lan The Good Life Forum: Whatever Happens, Tomorrow Is Another Day | Special Finale Workplace Problems Awards: I Want to Work Well, but Things Keep Going Wrong | Special 25. How Do Those of Us Prone to Self-Dislike Learn Self-Acceptance? 26. From Today On, I Refuse to Be an Emotionally Stable Worker! 27. Facing a New Challenge: Borrowed Experience or Personal Exploration? 28. Intense or Chill—Who Isn't a Patient at Work? 29. Seriously, Who Exactly Is Supposed to Be the Contractor Here? 30. Does Saving Make Us Freer or More Anxious? 31. Jiang Fangzhou × Waiwai: We Can Be Ambitious Women Cheng Qing × Dandan × Zhao Xiaohui: My Life Is Stuck—What Can I Do? An Xiaoqing × Kuso × Zhai Zhiyong: When the Era Is Stuck, What Can I Still Do? Huang Deng × Song Chao × Yuan Changgeng: Big City or Small City—How Do I Choose? 32. How Do You Prepare Better to Resign? 33. Could Someone Tell Me How to Find the Correct Choice in Life? 34. How Many Steps Does It Take to Express Dissatisfaction Proactively? 35. A Guide to Washing Off Work: The Most Important Thing on Vacation Is Having Fun! 36. So Keep Walking Bravely, Friends! Yuan Changgeng × Yu Xiangyu: We Still Have to Live Our Days Well The 2024 Annual Compliment Convention Begins Now! 37. Why Is It So Hard to Leave a Terrible Job? 38. Can Workplace Problems Stay at Work? 39. My Classmate Makes a Million a Year while I Still Grind Away—Who Suffers from “Starting-Line Thinking”? 40. Burnout Is Not Mere Fatigue: What Do We Do When Effort Brings No Return? 41. Opportunity Hides in Details: How Can Résumés and Interviews Open the Door? 42. Done Being a Punching Bag: Is a Workplace Persona Protection or a Mental Shackle? 43. What Do I Do When My Industry Disappears While I'm Still Working in It? 44. Fear of Misunderstanding, Screenshots, and Blame: Why Is Workplace Communication Harder? 45. Embarrassed to Ask: How Can I Talk about Money Openly? 46. Quiet Work Isn't Enough, but Neither Are Connections—Does the Labor Matter or the Progress Report? 47. Age Thirty-Five: Career Crisis or Turning Point? 48. How Are We Disciplined into “Loving Work”? Beyond Résumé Grinding, Avoiding People, and Late-Night Anxiety: What Else Can College Be? 49. If AI Takes the Odd Jobs, Where Do We Develop Judgment? 50. AI Stole My Patience—Can We Still Communicate Properly? 51. Why Does More Efficient Technology Leave Us with Less Time? 52. How Do We Preserve Our Humanity in an Increasingly Plastic World? 53. Algorithms Screen Résumés—Has Job Hunting Entered Hell Mode? 54. Do College Dropouts and PhD Graduates Live Completely Different Lives? 55. Workplace Mentorship Is Failing—Whom Should Young People Learn From Now? 56. The East Asian Child's Learning Dilemma: Fear of Falling Behind, Not Learning Enough, or Learning for Nothing 57. I Suddenly Realized One Choice Cannot Ruin an Entire Life 58. Can We Still Meet a New Self after Thirty?