Episode 10
A Quick Personal Update From Kelly
In this short personal update, Kelly shares why I Used To Work There was unable to release a new full episode on its regular every-second-Thursday schedule.
Kelly is coming to you from the Stollery Children’s Hospital, where his one-year-old son, Foxx, is currently fighting cancer. The family has not been home in a week, and they are still taking things one day at a time as they support Foxx through the beginning of this fight.
The show is not stopping. Kelly plans to continue releasing episodes as close to the regular schedule as possible, but for the next few weeks, the show will need support from the I Used To Work There community.
If you are sitting on a work story, now is the time to send it in.
For the time being, storytellers are being asked to self-record their stories as voice memos and email the audio file to:
hr@iusedtoworkthere.com
Record your story on your phone in a quiet room and tell it like you are talking to a friend. It does not need to be perfect. Natural is better.
Please include:
- What happened
- Where you were working generally
- Who was involved generally
- Why it was memorable
- How it ended
If your story is negative, sensitive, embarrassing, or could reflect poorly on a workplace or individual, please do not name the company, workplace, coworkers, managers, customers, or anyone directly involved. You can describe the setting generally, such as a restaurant, construction site, retail store, corporate office, hotel, or wherever the story happened.
The show will return to interviews in a few weeks, but voice memo submissions will help keep the stories moving during this difficult season.
If you would like to support Kelly, Shelby, and their family directly as Foxx fights cancer, a GoFundMe has been created here:
There is absolutely no pressure to donate. Sharing the fundraiser, sharing the show, leaving a rating, sending a message, saying a prayer, or keeping Foxx in your thoughts means more than words can express.
Submit your stories: https://form.jotform.com/260164378157057
Email voice memo stories to:
Thank you for supporting I Used To Work There, and thank you for standing with Foxx and the Kennedy family during this fight.
Transcript
Hey everyone, Kelly here.
Speaker A:I wanted to take a few minutes and give you a quick personal update.
Speaker A:As many of you know, I used to work there and normally releases every second Thursday.
Speaker A:I was hoping to get the next full episode out on our regular schedule, but I was not able to do that because my family is currently going through something very difficult.
Speaker A:Our one year old son Fox is currently at the Stollery Children's Hospital where he is fighting cancer.
Speaker A:We are just seven days into this fight and right now Shelby and I are taking things one day at a time, doing everything that we can to stay strong and focusing on being there for our little boy.
Speaker A:I have not said much about this here yet because I used to work There is normally a place for wild, funny, unbelievable, emotional and unforgettable workplace stories.
Speaker A:But this community has grown so quickly and I felt that it was important to let you know what is happening behind the scenes.
Speaker A:I also want to let you know this clearly the show is not stopping.
Speaker A:I'm going to continue releasing episodes as close to our regular schedule as possible.
Speaker A:This show means a lot to me and honestly it gives me something positive to focus on during one of the hardest seasons our family has ever faced.
Speaker A:But for the next little while, I'm going to need your help to keep it moving.
Speaker A:If you are sitting on a workplace story, now is the time to send it in.
Speaker A:If something wild, chaotic, funny, emotional, unbelievable or unforgettable happened to you at work, I want to hear it.
Speaker A:Normally I love sitting down with people for interviews.
Speaker A:That is one of my favorite parts of making this show and we will return to interviews in a few weeks.
Speaker A:But for the time being, while our family is navigating Fox's treatment, I'm asking storytellers to self record their stories as voice memos and email the audio file to hryused to work there.com youm can record it right on your phone.
Speaker A:Find a quiet room, sit close to your phone and tell the story like you were talking to a friend in it does not need to be perfect, natural is always better.
Speaker A:Tell us what happened, where you were working generally, and who was involved generally, why it was memorable and how it ended.
Speaker A:One important note, if your story is negative, sensitive, embarrassing, or could reflect poorly on a workplace or individual, please do not name the company, workplace, coworkers, managers, customers or anybody directly involved.
Speaker A:You can describe the setting generally like a restaurant, a construction site, a retail store, a corporate office, a hotel, or wherever the story happened.
Speaker A:The support around this show has been unbelievable.
Speaker A:We recently crossed 80,000 downloads with just nine episodes and episode nine has become one of the strongest episodes we have released so far.
Speaker A:So if you want to support I used to work there.
Speaker A:Right now the best thing that you can do is follow the show, share it with somebody who loves a great story, leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, and send in your own work story.
Speaker A:And if you would like to support our family directly, we do have a GoFundMe set up for Fox and I will include the link in the show.
Speaker A:Notes There is absolutely no pressure.
Speaker A:We know not everybody is in a position to donate, but sharing the fundraiser, sharing the show, sending a message, saying a prayer, or keeping Fox in your thoughts means more to us than I can properly express right now.
Speaker A:Thank you for being here, thank you for your understanding, thank you for supporting the show and thank you for helping me keep these stories going during a season where our family needs every bit of strength, love and support that we can get.
Speaker A:I will be back with the next full episode as soon as I can.
Speaker A:From my family to yours, thank you.
