Mojo In The Morning

Work Life

10 min
Apr 16, 20263 days ago
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Summary

The Mojo in the Morning show discusses workplace relationships and the appropriateness of sharing personal life details with coworkers. The hosts debate whether it's odd that colleague Ashley Nix has been dating someone for six months without introducing them to the close-knit radio show team, exploring different perspectives on work-life boundaries and relationship timelines.

Insights
  • Close-knit workplace teams have different expectations about personal life disclosure compared to traditional corporate environments
  • Relationship privacy strategies vary significantly by individual, with some preferring to protect new relationships before introducing them to important people
  • Gender and sexual orientation may influence comfort levels with sharing relationship details in workplace settings
  • The concept of 'work wife' relationships creates unique social dynamics that blur professional and personal boundaries
Trends
Increasing emphasis on work-life separation among younger professionals in media and entertainmentDiverse relationship disclosure norms across LGBTQ+ communities in workplace settingsRadio and media personalities modeling transparent personal life sharing as part of on-air contentGenerational differences in relationship timeline expectations (moving in/marriage timelines)Women's sports industry showing evolving openness about LGBTQ+ relationships among athletes and coaches
Companies
iHeart Radio
Platform where The Joe Show is broadcast in Tampa on 93.3 FLZ alongside Detroit's Channel 955
People
Joe
Son of Mojo who hosts The Joe Show weekday afternoons; close with Ashley, Jed, and Katie
Ashley Nix
Former show member dating someone for 6+ months without introducing them to the team
Zach
Show member keeping his relationship private and separate from work life
Kevin
Show member discussing workplace relationship dynamics and personal boundaries
Jed
Co-host of The Joe Show with Joe and Katie; close with show members
Katie
Co-host of The Joe Show; part of close-knit group that hangs out regularly
Trish
Called in to provide perspective on lesbian relationship culture and workplace dynamics
Mike
Called in with 12 years of experience in women's basketball to discuss relationship dynamics on teams
Nicole
Called in to comment on LGBTQ+ relationship timelines and moving-in patterns
Bianca
Show member who openly shares relationship details and frequently shows boyfriend on FaceTime
Tony
Show member with a husband; keeps personal life separate from work
Kim
Show's boss married to Phil; discussed as example of unexpected couple dynamics
Phil
Husband of Kim; described as awesome and surprising match
Teresa Lucas
Referenced as Zach's 'work wife' in discussion of workplace relationships
Quotes
"Dad, no, she's dating. Ashley is just very secretive with her people."
JoeEarly in episode
"I just keep my love life separate from my work wife."
ZachMid-episode
"Sometimes you just want to keep something and protect it and close to the vest."
HostEarly-mid episode
"Mojo, you can never ever again say that you're obsessed with lesbians. It gives off the worst creeper vibe on the planet."
TrishLate episode
"Lesbian relationships are counted in dog years."
MikeLate episode
Full Transcript
It's Mojo in the morning show. I wanna ask you guys a question and tell me if you think that this is weird, okay? So you guys know that my son Joe hosts that radio show called The Joe Show. You can hear them weekday afternoons on our Detroit radio station, Channel 955, or you can check them out. They're in Tampa on the iHeart Radio app, 93.3 FLZ. Well, Joe Ashley, who used to be on our show, in Jed along with Katie, do this radio show all the time. And it's great. And they're very close. And if you follow them on social media, which you can live with Joe Show or something, you can see that they hang out with each other all the time. Like they're always going out for each other's birthdays. They go on vacations together. I mean, they're closer even probably than we are as a show. And we're really a close show. So I was having a conversation with them and I found this to be really odd. And tell me if you think this is weird. Ashley Nix, who many of our listeners know personally, because she was very good when she was on our show, has been dating a girl for a long time. I mean, we're talking six months maybe, four to six months. Yeah. Not Joe, not Jed, not Katie, not anybody has met this girl. They've been dating for six plus months. They have gone out with families and friends and all this stuff. This girl has never come at all to anything. And they have never met her personally. It got to a point where I said to Joe, maybe this is a fake friend. You see even real. And Joe goes, Joe says to me, he goes, dad, no, she's dating. Ashley is just very secretive with her people. I said, I want to know what she looks like. I don't know. I mean, I hate to bring you into this, Zach, but Zach has also been seeing someone for a while and he keeps it very quiet. Okay, but his has not reached a six month period, has it? I don't know. No one knows. Two questions though. Yes. So first question is, is this typical behavior from Ashley? No, because I used to, well, I'm back in the day when she was here, she had a girlfriend that we used to talk about on the radio all the time. She's, yeah. Okay. Second question is, has she ever brought someone up and that negatively impacted their relationship? It could be. No, that could be that. That's the reason why. I will say this though, with the whole work life thing. Yeah. You know, I think that there is a point where if you're that close, like it's okay to not introduce your coworkers to your spouse or your boyfriends, girlfriends, whatever the deal is. But I think if you're in the field like we are or friends, you know, in the field like we are or friends with people. Like if all of a sudden I had heard that, you know, Kevin, you've been dating this girl for seven, eight months. Right. And you haven't brought her around us, I would go, all right, what's she got going on? Like what's going on? You know, maybe this girl's like, Yeah. I don't know. I don't know if that's, I don't know if that's weird though, because it could be a protection thing. Sometimes you just want to keep something and protect it and close to the vest. And so either you feel comfortable or you have understood that this is a real thing. And maybe she had a date in mind where she like, look, how much does it get is six months? You say six months, I'm gonna give it six months. If she's still around, then I'll bring her around. Cause a lot of people are often like, you know, these are my, these are my family members. These are the people I love the most. And I'm not just about to bring a random around in front of them. All right, here's the story with, you know, the whole Zach thing, going back to the Zach. Because now I'm thinking about Zach going. Exactly. What are you discussing? Anna just brought a really interesting thing up. How long is it gonna be before all of a sudden we get to see if Zach in this girl, you know. Well, I already met her. Well, I know you met her, but, but he had, are they, are they that kind of boyfriend, girlfriend in it? Cause the Ashley thing is interesting. Cause I've wanted to ask her this question too. Cause I'm really fascinated with lesbians. I wanted to ask like, do you guys, are you guys planning like a, you know, like you're going to get married one day, you get to move in with each other. I want to know what's going on. It's six months. Like when all of us on the show have gone through different types of relationships and people have gone through different relationships. I always felt like some, there was always a period. Hell, Bianca practically brings her boyfriend or you see him on FaceTime like every five, like she's very open about showing that. Where a guy like Zach is not, he doesn't, he doesn't trust us or love us or what. It's not that. I just keep my love life separate from my work wife. Work wife. Work wife. That's good. That's good. That was your work life. My work wife. Teresa Lucas. Not probably, not probably. But also I've noticed like, I haven't met Tony's wife. Like there's just things that, you know, keep separately. Tony's not married to a wife. He's got a husband. No, you never met Brooke at all? Not once. No, you did meet her. Yeah. Cause she was at, she was at Shannon and Wes's wedding celebration. Mmm. Mmm. Okay. And Brooke's been at a lot of personal stuff that we've had a lot of different things. What do you think an appropriate amount of time is? I don't know. You know what? I, first off, by the way, it had always is funny to me when you meet somebody's spouse because you'd go, I never thought they would be together. Like I would say, How did they get together? Our boss, Kim and her husband, Phil, when I met him, I was like, oh my God. Phil's awesome. Like I thought for a second there, I was like, with Kim, like you don't, you picture somebody a little bit different. And then you realize after you meet them and get to know them, like, oh, they're a perfect couple together. That's why they were. But after a while, like, you know, you're thinking, like I thought that they, I didn't realize that that was the spouses, but go with the Zach thing. I want to go back to as far as how long. I feel that if we're all like friends and stuff, you bring around, you know what I mean? Like if I have like a, in which I want to have this coming up here soon with the weather breaking, I want to have everybody come over to the house and hang out at the house. And I want you guys to bring, you know, friends and you know, and stuff like that. Okay. Look, you sneaky. I'm looking at you. I'm kind of hoping that Zach could accept. I have a question for Zach. So we have, or I have met her. Mojo has not met her. Have you brought her around other groups of people, like your other friends? Yeah, some. Okay. So it's really just like a work and love life, keeping it separate. No, absolutely. I respect that. As you know, it's going to be a topic. Has she come over to your sister's house? No. Has your sister met her? No. Oh, that's a big one. That's your sister's like- Honestly, I haven't really seen my sister either. I'm just like- Does your sister want to meet her? Yeah, but she's just like not- Yeah, but they all know about her. So it's not- Yeah, like people, yeah. Um, okay. I want to know what's going on. Hold on, Nicole- I know, he knows you. Nicole wants to make a comment on the Ashley Nix thing. What'd you want to say? Okay, hi. Okay, so Kev, have you ever heard of a, you all left in? I heard you say six months ago for very long. I've only heard of Subaru's, but please tell me. You all, as beings, are the ones who will move in within a month and get married within two months. Oh my God, that's wild. So the relationships go very fast. Oh, I am. Yeah. Yeah. Now, picture of the WMDA just pulled up. What's that? It was a picture of the WM, that's fine. Hey, quick question for you. Over and around, how long do you think it's going to be until Zach lets us meet his girl? You're crazy. I'm saying it'll be about two more months. Give it two more years. Okay. All right. What's up, Trish? How you doing? Hi, good morning. Good morning. Listen, I'm going to have to hold Mojo's hand when I say this, okay? As a bullster lesbian, I'm licensed to say this. Yes. Mojo, you can never ever again say that you're obsessed with lesbians. It gives off the worst creeper vibe on the planet. I don't know what that is. Every lesbian in the state shuddered. Every lesbian was like, oh no, Mojo. I love lesbians. What's wrong with that? Why you got to say that? She is a lesbian. We want you to love you from a distance. Okay. But when you say things like you're obsessed with us or you're overly interested in us, it gives off that specific movie type with the heels and the stilettos and all of that. It's just not where we're at. Can I tell you what happens? My wife, since she cut her hair, gets hit on more by lesbians. It's wild. Oh, see. We've had- Me and my wife have long hair. So if she grows it back, give her my number. And they're hot lesbians too that are hitting on her. You know what I mean? We're hot. We're hot. Me and my wife are hot. I know you are. One the other day was flirting with Chelsea. We're at the restaurant. I'm like, oh guys, I'm here. I got on here. What's going on, Mike? How you doing? Lesbian relationships are counted in dog years. Wow. Do we still have the last caller on? Mike, you're a bad man. Come on. That's me. I work in women's basketball. So it's always anytime we have like- I can't text you. I know you got some stories. I have a lot of stories. Probably half of them I can't share on the app. Wait, the other half. Do they bring their girlfriends around the team or do they hide them from everybody? It just depends. Like I've been doing what I do for like 12 years. So it just kind of depends. People are more open and not. But it's really interesting to see like, oh, that's who you're with or that. And we judge from a distance. Let me ask you this. Because I feel like I've heard this on ESPN, but I've never actually talked to a coach of a women's basketball team. Do all of their cycles coincide? Oh my God. Like when one person- I promise you I've heard this. I'm not making this up. Yeah, yes. And you can tell because they will come into practice and every single one of them coach today. It's not today. All right, I got you. Hmm, okay. I bet you though that means for a great game on the court. We get every loose ball.