Stephen

GenX InMotion

Society EN ↓ 7 episodes

A recognition-based podcast about redundancy, burnout, career loss, and midlife identity shift. Not career advice, not reinvention stories, not nostalgia. These are lived experiences of what happens when work stops holding your identity together — through redundancy, job loss, burnout, and quiet exits. Each episode focuses on recognition rather than explanation: the moment work no longer makes sense, and something familiar becomes unfamiliar. This is about seeing it clearly.

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Stephen

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You Didn’t Decide To Stop Working — It Just Happened 09.07.2026 6:26

You didn’t retire. You didn’t burn out. One day work just… stopped choosing you. This is about the strange midlife experience nobody prepares you for — redundancy, career displacement, being “too experienced,” and the quiet psychological shock of suddenly having nowhere you need to be after decades of working life. If you’ve ever sat at home on a weekday morning wondering what happened to the vers...

You Were Perfect For The Role — And Still Rejected 02.07.2026 7:48

If you were perfect for the role but still got rejected, this podcast is for you. Why experienced workers over 50 are being overlooked— even when they’re clearly the strongest candidate. After a certain age, job rejection stops feeling personal and starts feeling structural. You walk out of the interview thinking it went brilliantly… then the silence begins. If you've ever sat staring at a silent...

You Answer — And Immediately Regret It 25.06.2026 5:24

You answer the question automatically. You hear yourself talking about work like nothing changed. Then you sit in the car afterwards replaying the conversation all the way home. There’s a strange moment after redundancy where your mouth is still running the old script — even though your life has already changed underneath it. This podcast is about the social “misfires” that happen during that in-b...

No One Ever Saw Your CV 18.06.2026 4:42

You upload your CV. And then… nothing. This podcast looks at what happens between “submit” and silence — and why modern rejection often isn’t rejection at all. If you’ve been applying and hearing nothing back, this may feel familiar.

You’re Told You’re Overqualified — And It Doesn’t Add Up 11.06.2026 4:29

“You’re overqualified.” It sounds like a compliment —but something about it doesn’t hold up. This podcast looks at what that phrase is really signalling, and why it shows up so often when you’re in your fifties. If it’s been said to you, you’ve probably already felt the mismatch.

You Get Asked “So What Do You Do?” — And Freeze 04.06.2026 4:42

“So… what do you do?” And for the first time in years, you hesitate. This podcast looks at the moment everyday conversations stop working after redundancy — not because you’ve changed, but because the structure around you expects continuity. If you’ve felt that pause, you’ll recognise it.

You Wake Up Like You’ve Got Somewhere to Be — But You Don’t | Ghost Habits After Work Ends 28.05.2026 4:35

You wake up like you’ve got somewhere to be. Your eyes open early. Your brain starts running. Your body is already preparing for a day that no longer exists. The commute is gone. The meetings are gone. But part of your system still thinks Monday morning is an emergency. This is about the “Ghost Habits” that stay behind after redundancy — the phantom commute, the reflex to check the inbox, and the...