Episode 461
Small Talk - Job Misery Might Be Inherited? Blame the Family Genes
Walmart posted their weakest growth in six years — yep, smallest sales gain in six years — so that’s our headline-grabber. The U.S. debt is also doing a flex: climbing about $90,000 every single second and now sitting over $40 trillion. A new study says job misery might run in families, so apparently you can officially blame Mom and Dad for hating your job. France is getting savage on telemarketers — businesses can’t call without prior consent and unauthorized calls can bring fines up to $87,000 for individuals and $435,000 per phone call for companies (we need some of that here). And for a tiny upgrade to your heart, scientists made a battery that harvests electricity from a heartbeat — could cut down on pacemaker swaps. I’m dishing these out fast like coffee-shop gossip — weird, useful, and perfect for your next watercooler flex.
Takeaways:
- We talked about Walmart posting its weakest sales growth in six years, small gains.
- I nearly choked hearing the U.S. debt climbs roughly $90,000 every second and is over $40 trillion.
- A study suggests job misery might run in families, so hey — blame the genes, not coffee.
- France passed a telemarketing crackdown: businesses need prior consent or face huge fines, $87,000 for individuals and $435,000 per call for companies.
- Scientists made a battery that harvests power from a patient’s heartbeat, potentially removing future pacemaker replacements — mind blown.
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's haystack time for small talk.
Speaker A:And Walmart has posted their weakest growth in six years.
Speaker A:That is their smallest sales gain in the last six years.
Speaker A:And the U.S. debt has been climbing $90,000 each and every second.
Speaker A:Now over $40 trillion.
Speaker A:Job misery may run in families apparently according to a new study that says that genes may partly influence job satisf suggesting the tendency to hate your job can be inherited.
Speaker A:Finally, something else to blame on the parents.
Speaker A:France is getting tough on telemarketers and making me want to move to France.
Speaker A:A new law there prohibits businesses from calling consumers without prior consent.
Speaker A:Unauthorized calls can potentially bring fines of up to $87,000 for individuals, $435,000 per phone call for companies.
Speaker A:We need some of that here.
Speaker A:You listening, Brennan Carr?
Speaker A:Scientists have developed a battery that generates electricity from a patient's heartbeat which could potentially remove the need for pacemaker replacements.
Speaker A:The heart may finally become its own charging station.
