I met my colleague and confident Jess to discuss the merits of dating someone at work. In London's bloodthirsty corporate sphere, such an endeavour can only lead to ruin.

I am Marcello

#8: Why dating a colleague is always a bad idea

I went on a date in a pretentious East London pub. Chloe, my companion, was perfectly charming but she worked in the charity sector. As such she viewed my role as a corporate drone with subtle disdain. I was irked at the time, but on reflection I think she had a point.

#7 My date with a charity worker in an East London hipster locale

My sinister existence as a corporate Axe Man continues. This is the time I was called to dispense justice. Well, that's what I told myself anyway.

#6: The day I fired a family man

Trying to make friends in the corporate world is rough. Everyone is so caught up in the venal race to the top there's hardly time for niceties. Granted, I work for an investment bank in London, not a place known for its collegial spirit - still, the struggle is worth it. I simply must crack the friendship code. This podcast is about my foolhardy attempt to ingratiate myself with a colleague. Naturally, it all ends in subtle shame and quiet desperation - which is of course the English way.

I tried to befriend an icy work colleague

I went on a dinner date with Karen, a fabulously successful corporate lawyer. Unfortunately, she was glued to her iPhone - which was something of a romance blocker. We were in the pub but could just as well have been alone-together at home skulling wine and gorging on avocado-toast. http://tinyurl.com/y62qslqc

My date was stuck to her phone

We first meet my housemate Luke: a middle-class, metropolitan journalist and would-be artist. We discuss the merits of online dating and my ludicrous dating blog.

My friend mocked my dating blog

My name is Marcello - and this is how I tried to launch myself as that most ludicrous of things: the male dating blogger. Read on here: http://tinyurl.com/y62qslqc

I wanted to be king of the dating bloggers

Marcello Conway is a lifelong Londoner and small cog in a large, corporate machine. His podcast is about relationships, office politics and life in England’s great capital.

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I am Marcello

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