‘Corporate Erin’ and the social media talent helping us laugh about our work
CNN
Meet four social media influencers helping us find humor in our work lives.
Erin Throlopolis is the Manager for the Managerial Logistics of Management for McManagement. If her title made you laugh, you should see her videos. “Corporate Erin” is a character conceived of by actress Lisa Beasley, one of several social media talents who have gone viral by taking the lemons that can be life as an employee and turning it into hilarious lemonade. Chicago-based Beasely would only agree to be interviewed by CNN in character as Erin. It was a conversation filled with as much corporate jargon as one would expect from someone with her title. Erin loves corporate speak so much, she has a book coming out to help the rest of us get in on the fun. “For two years, I have been working on a corporate dictionary. It’s called ‘Circle Back, Follow Up, Close the Loop,’” she revealed. “I’m very excited for people to kind of nail down this critical language and understand why it’s critical for us to use this language.” What else could you expect from someone who includes separating lanyards among her hobbies?
