This podcast takes a look at how presence bleed, as described in Melissa Gregg's "Work's Intimacy", effects our lives and livelihoods in the age of COVID-19. First, I discuss what presence bleed is, as described by Ms. Gregg. Next, I apply the lens of presence bleed to the context of working from home, as well as studying from home. Following that, I apply the same concepts to my personal life. As a senior getting ready to graduate, I reflect on how central social media is going to be to my professional future. Along with that comes increasingly blurred lines between personal and professional life; sometimes the two feel like they are becoming the same. Finally, I bring a guest in to discuss her experience with being preoccupied by and spending time on work via her cell phone when off the clock.

Opening music is "Tired traveler" by Andrew Codeman, used under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, via freemusicarchive.org

This podcast references "Work's Intimacy" by Melissa Gregg

Luke Riethman