Small insurance office. Second floor of an old brick building downtown.
And directly below it — a pub.

Every Thursday at 5:01, the whole office walks downstairs and calls it the office culture.

But one Thursday night, someone walks back up.

The office is dark.
The office deshevled.
And at the end of the hall — there's a thin line of light glowing under the bathroom door.

What happens in the dark always comes to the light.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

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Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — Season 2 is coming soon!

After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn't going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Sharon is back in the office — and she showed up just in time for the Season 1 finale.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 11 — Drama Starts Early!

One episode away from the Season 1 finale.

And today’s work bestie of the day?

Seven years old.

It turns out everything we’ve unpacked this season — the power trips, the people who insert themselves where they don’t belong, the ones who just refuse to calm down — none of that starts at the office.

It starts a whole lot earlier.

Today’s story comes straight from second grade. And it has everything.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Have your own work drama? Don’t be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Sharon is officially out of the office this week — she’s on vacation. So today it’s just Lizbeth, the group chat, and a very special pre-recorded guest who has some things to say about a boy named Leo.

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 10 — Could’ve Been An Email!

This episode, they’re unpacking a story from a medical office where the meetings never stop.

Two, sometimes three a week. Always last minute. Always about what someone did wrong.

And somewhere between the meetings, the reports, and the corrections delivered mid-shift —

One afternoon in a hallway changes everything.

Not for Renee.

For the patient on the other side of the door.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

This week, Sharon is out of the office — and the guest stepping in couldn’t be more fitting for today’s story.

Dr. Darian Dozier is a resident physician, future Cardiologist, a growing voice on TikTok at @dr.queen_D (linked), and someone who has navigated the politics of one of the most hierarchical work environments that exists. She’s not just reacting to this story — she’s lived a version of it. And she has thoughts.

Guest's Info:

Dr. Darian Dozier, DO (she/her/hers)KUMC PGY-2
Owner of Melanated and Meducated Blog 
www.melanatedandmeducated.com 
SHSUCOM c/o 2024University of Tulsa c/o 2018

Have your own work drama? Don’t be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined weekly by her best friend Sharon, the show’s Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice — but this episode, Sharon is out of the office.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com

Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 9 — Thou Shall Not Speak!

This one drops on International Friendship Day.

Which makes it hit a little different.

Because this episode is about a workplace that hung its values on the wall — grace, integrity, community — and a friendship that felt real.

Until it wasn't.

Myra trusted the institution. She trusted the friend. And when things fell apart, neither one of them showed up the way she thought they would.

She didn't even get a phone call.

Just an email. Terms attached. Silence required.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we're just getting started!

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn't going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today's Resident Instigator, Group Chat Voice, and depending on the situation — HR's worst nightmare.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 8 — The Missing Stair

This episode, they're unpacking a story from a big box department store where everyone knows the rules.

Do the job. Watch the schedule. And whatever you do —

Watch out for Craig.

Every workplace has a broken step that nobody fixes. They just warn the new people and keep moving.

But what happens when the new person doesn't take the warning?

Val has seen a lot. She warned Amy. She reported Craig.

She did everything right.

And she's still cleaning up the mess.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we're just getting started!

After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn't going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today's Resident Instigator, Group Chat Voice, and depending on the situation — HR's worst nightmare.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 7 — Charged in the OR!

This episode, they're unpacking a story straight from a labor and delivery unit.

A husband is standing in the OR watching his child come into the world.

And somewhere down the hall...

Someone is helping themselves.

It all unravels fast.
And the way it gets caught?

Nobody saw that coming.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

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This week, Lizbeth's actual work bestie pulls up a chair.

Ashley is a registered nurse, a mom of two, and the person who made showing up to work survivable on the days it really, really wasn't. She's also someone who has personally been on that OR table, which makes today's story hit a little different.

Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie. We're just getting started!

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn't going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined weekly by her best friend Sharon, the show's Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice - but this episode, Sharon is out of the office.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com

Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 6 — Clocked In, Lights Out!

This episode, they’re breaking down a story that starts with the WFH dream.

No commute. No one watching. Log on, do your thing.

Except some people had a very different version of that dream.

And the person picking up the slack?

Had absolutely no idea it was happening.

The thing that makes this one different from every story we’ve told so far — the job wasn’t just a job.

The calls were emergent.

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today’s Resident Instigator, Group Chat Voice, and depending on the situation — HR’s worst nightmare.

Have your own work drama? Don’t be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com

Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 5 — Caught Cashing My Check

This episode, they're breaking down a story from the most wholesome workplace you can imagine. The kind with Bible verses on the cups and values on the wall.

Turns out the values didn't apply to everyone.

Millie came back to a job she'd already outgrown — just trying to make ends meet. What she didn't expect was to have to fight for money she'd already earned.

So she fought.

And she won.

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

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• The Outcome

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 4 — Career Ending Screenshot

In this episode, they break down a story from a midsize corporate office during peak 2020 lockdown. A senior leader. A younger employee. An unsolicited Slack message she never asked for, never reported, and never forgot.

She stayed quiet.

He kept his job.

And life went on.

Until a year and a half later — when someone from his personal life woke up and chose violence.

And hidden amongst the chaos they left behind?

A screenshot.

The kind that ends careers.

Did karma show up fashionably late — or right on time?

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Have your own work drama? Don’t be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today’s Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice, they unpack anonymized workplace stories with logic, unfiltered reactions, and the kind of commentary you’d normally save for the group chat.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

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•The Drama (what happened?)

•The Outcome

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Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 3- The Wi-Fi Saboteur

In this episode, they break down a story from a shared coworking space where a freelancer starts noticing something off. His internet keeps dropping. Always at the worst possible time. Always just him.

At first, it seems like bad luck. Then it starts feeling personal. So he digs deeper, and what he finds sitting in the network logs?

Let's just say it wasn't a technical glitch.

Someone had access. Someone used it. And someone was doing it from their couch.

Was this workplace bullying? A power trip? Or just the most unhinged quiet quitting we've ever heard of?

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions very much included.

Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we're just getting started!

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today’s Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice, they unpack anonymized workplace stories with logic, unfiltered reactions, and the kind of commentary you’d normally save for the group chat.

Submitting Work Drama Stories:

• Name the industry
• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome

If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com

Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

Episode 2- The Office Knows!

In this episode, they break down a story from a corporate bank where a senior manager’s personal life quietly becomes office knowledge.

At first, it’s just speculation.

Side conversations.

Things people notice… but don’t say out loud.

Until one night, after hours, someone shows up looking for answers.

And according to one person?

“The office knows.”

Did anyone actually know?

Should they have said something?

Or is this the kind of situation coworkers are supposed to stay out of completely?

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions included.

Have your own work drama? Don’t be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

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After leaving her in-person medical job for remote work, Lizbeth realized she wasn’t going to miss the commute, but she was absolutely going to miss the work drama.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today’s Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice, they unpack anonymized workplace stories with logic, unfiltered reactions, and the kind of commentary you’d normally save for the group chat.

Submitting Work Drama Stories-

• Name the industry
•  Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened?)
• The Outcome
• If you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com

Work Drama is recorded and produced at Idea Forge Studios at Project Imo in Willimantic, CT.

So, she built a podcast to source it.

Joined by her best friend Sharon, today’s Resident Instigator and Group Chat Voice, they unpack anonymized workplace stories with logic, unfiltered reactions, and the kind of commentary you’d normally save for the group chat.

In this pilot episode, they break down a story from a medical-adjacent workplace where small amounts of cash kept disappearing.

Nothing dramatic. Just enough to look like sloppy bookkeeping.

Until someone finally checked the cameras.

Was this bold criminal behavior?

Or catastrophic management incompetence?

Names changed. Jobs protected. Opinions included.

Have your own work drama? Don't be shy, submit it and become the next Work Bestie — we’re just getting started!

Submitting Work Drama Stories-

• Name the industry 

• Roles/Job Titles - if important to the story
• The Drama (what happened)
• The Outcome 
• if you have already anonymized your story, just let us know!

Send your Work Drama to: WorkDramaPod@gmail.com