This week on Jaded HR, we dive into an HR nightmare that somehow checks every single box of what NOT to do.A pregnant employee. A doctor’s note. A simple work-from-home request.And a company that said… “nah, come into...

You know those polished corporate videos that are supposed to scream “we have a great culture!”?Yeah… this is not one of those.In this episode, we break down a marketing video that was clearly meant to attract talent, boo...

This episode has a little bit of everything: the Olympics, employee side hustles, and a workplace debate that is guaranteed to make at least one person in HR deeply uncomfortable.We kick things off with a question no one asked f...

What happens when a company decides the bottom 5% of employees just… shouldn’t be there anymore?Well, if you’re Accenture, you call it a strategy. Everyone else might call it something closer to corporate survival of the f...

Let’s address the elephant in the office: Nobody likes HR.Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration… but not by much.In this episode, we dive into the long-standing (and very vocal) frustration people have with HR ...

Just when everyone got comfortable working from home… companies have decided it’s time to bring everyone back.Because clearly, that’s what employees wanted.In this episode, we break down the return of return-t...

It’s been quite a year in HR… so naturally, we decided to let ChatGPT weigh in.But before we get there, we start with a story that’s a little more serious (and a lot more expensive): SHRM and an $11.5 million reckoning that...

Every company assumes they know who’s on their payroll.That assumption might be doing a lot of heavy lifting.In this episode, we break down a situation where someone ended up on payroll who absolutely, positively… should not have ...

When AWS goes down, a lot of things stop working.Including, apparently… people’s patience.In this episode, we start with the AWS outage and how a tech failure quickly turns into a workplace stress test. Because nothing expo...

It’s spooky season… which means it’s time for something truly terrifying:Workplace stories that actually happened.In this encore episode, we revisit some of the most ridiculous, uncomfortable, and borderline unbelievable HR...

SHRM is trying something bold.Or depending on how this goes… something that could turn into a very expensive mess.In this episode, we break down SHRM’s upcoming “Blueprint” event — including a high-profile DEI debate fea...

Ever wonder what’s actually sitting in your coworkers’ desk drawers?This episode kicks off with a workplace discovery that goes from strange to deeply unsettling in a hurry. When maintenance opens a former employee’s desk, they un...

Every HR professional knows there’s a massive gap between what’s in the employee handbook… and what actually happens at work.This episode lives firmly on the “what actually happens” side.We kick things off with one of the...

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Ever look back at a job and think:“That was actually pretty good… why didn’t I appreciate it at the time?”That’s where this episode starts — with the idea that most people don’t realize they’re in the “good old days” of the...

Ever notice how once you start paying attention to people…you can’t really stop?This episode starts with something small — a kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert — and turns into a much bigger conversation about how people...

Ever run into a workplace policy and immediately think:“Who thought this was a good idea?”This episode is full of those moments — the kind of management decisions that feel like they were pulled straight out of the 1990s an...

Ever watch an episode of The Office and think:“This is funny… but also way too close to something I’ve actually seen at work”?This episode is one of those.We start with Dwight stepping into control over empl...

Ever see someone confidently say:“We should just get rid of HR entirely.”This episode starts right there — with the kind of take that sounds bold on the surface… and falls apart the second you think about how workplaces act...

Ever read something in HR and immediately think:“There’s no way this holds up in the real world.”This episode is full of those moments.We start with the latest SHRM-related drama — and the kind of situation that soun...

The line between professional attire and personal expression has never been blurrier—especially now that TikTok is giving questionable fashion advice to workplace newcomers. We dive deep into the viral "office siren" trend where primarily Gen Z...

Ever watch The Office episode “Diversity Day” and realize…this isn’t that far off from real life?This episode is a full breakdown of one of the most uncomfortable — and weirdly accurate — portrayals of workplace di...

Ever been at a conference and immediately spotted the person who…is doing way too much?This episode starts there — with the kind of behavior that somehow shows up at every event, no matter the industry.We get into the peopl...

What happens when an analytical HR professional decides to break down every session at a state SHRM conference? The results are both hilarious and disheartening. Warren meticulously categorized all 64 breakout sessions and discovered that a sta...

Five years ago, Warren and Patrick sat down over Pho to plan a podcast where HR professionals could finally say what they were really thinking. Today, they reunite to reflect on how both Jaded HR and the human resources profession have transfor...