Welcome to Interesting If True, the podcast that is minting its own currency… social currency… I'm your host this week, Aaron, and with me are: I'm Shea, and this week I learned that an owl is just a pigeon filled with anger and knowledge Headlines No One Wants To Work… For you. Because you’re a cheap, mean, a*****e. Or at least, that seems to be the common thread. Plenty of people I know are hiring and getting hired, the key difference between them and people putting up “no one wants to work anymore signs” is a willingness to compensate employees fairly and, as much of a burden as it might be, treat employees as humans. It’s simple math, but boss-Karen-proof. While being paid and treated with respect are the gold standard, it hasn’t stopped companies from getting a bit creative with their benefits package. In the same vein as restaurant employees getting a free meal (your food service workers do get at least a snack right?!), employers like Stripchat, a website that is exactly what it sounds like, have taken a … let’s say “innovative-ish” approach to employee management. From their own blog: Nowadays, it has become super important for companies to boost the office environment for those not working remotely. We at Stripchat know how to ensure our employees’ quality “fappy hour”. Yep. Jack’en it is now a perk. The company has set up “Wank Pods” at their offices for employees to use after a long, hard, day of ensuring quality streaming t*****s. Again from the blog: Each “Wank Pod” is planned to come fully equipped with masturbatory accessories, including a 4K LED screen to watch VR cams boosted by Dreamcam’s technology, an Oculus Quest VR headset, lotion, tissues, and more. A Wank Pod As odd as it may sound, StripChat isn’t the first to do this. Last year, Erika Lust — writer, producer, and director of Erika Lust Films, who, if it isn’t clear make porn — began offering employees 30minute jack’n’jill ’en it breaks after noticing that employees were growing more and more agitated during lockdown (also, I nearly wrote “lickdown” there, talk about a Freudian slip… bra and panty set). Though not a Wank Pod, she did create a space in the office for… wanking. Cat, who is head of communications and content at the company, said: “Picture this: a team of happy employees with their creative juices flowing and being productive because they’ve had some time scheduled to make themselves feel good. A masturbation break at work can result in more focus from your employees, less aggression, more productivity, and better teamwork.” Lust’s team of a little more than 30 employees has, apparently, really been enjoying the new perk. As for the Pods, they’re also available to lease from StripChat. They’ll run you 50k, but do include a free top-tier subscription to StipChat so you can awkwardly discover what your co-workers jack off to when they bookmark that thing. You know the thing. That thing. * https://stripchat.com/blog/wank-pods-to-become-a-new-work-perk-for-stripchat/* https://themotherofallnerds.com/company-offers-breaks/* https://www.ladbible.com/news/weird-boss-lets-staff-take-masturbation-breaks-at-work-20210513 Radioactive Faith? What’s the most beneficial thing we could do with religion? Other than “do away” with it that is… Well,