Jon Kent - Workplace Economies

A Decade of Own Goals

Every successful founder makes peace with bad odds. What they can't plan around is a government that changes the rules mid-hand. Ten years, seven prime ministers, two U-turns on one tax in a month. The result: businesses that won't hire, won't invest, and increasingly won't stay.

Podcast: AI Review Tax - A Path To Burnout

Podcast: AI Review Tax - A Path To Burnout

In this episode of Workplace Economies, hosts Jon Kent and AJ (Adam) dig into a concept Jon has coined the "AI review tax", the hidden workload burden created when AI-generated output bypasses proper review and lands on the desks of already stretched senior employees. Drawing on original

WE: Why the name change?

Jon and Adam explain why they've moved from "intheOffice" to "Workplace Economies," what the new brand represents, and why the old name no longer fits where they are as founders. Listen Show Notes * The rebrand reflects an evolution, not a pivot. intheOffice focused on

Jon

Jon started his career working in law firms, where he saw firsthand how decisions were made without including the people most affected by them. That pattern followed him into tech, and it's a thread that runs through everything Workplace Economies covers. Over the past 15 years, he has

AJ

AJ brings an unusually broad vantage point to the question of how organisations actually work. Over a 25-plus-year career spanning editorial leadership, digital performance marketing, and senior roles at software startups and professional services firms, he has sat at the table for decisions that span culture, technology, people