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July 17, 2025 36 mins

Virginia and Laura talk about a disturbing new corporate trend, Morrissey and KDGE, and why they don't want cutesey phrases written on their Starbucks cups.

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‘Forced Joy’ Is a Miserable Corporate Trend: Beth Kowitt

Japan supermarket chain uses AI to gauge staff smiles, speech tones in quality service push: Fran Lu

Tiffany Workers Mock Forced 'Joy' That Exacerbated Staff Exits: Bloomberg

Are You Happy Yet? The Dysfunction Of Forced Joy And Toxic Positivity: Vibhas Ratanjee

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