Get ready to mix business and bullsh*t with the HR Besties - your favorite watercooler crew! Join Leigh Henderson (@hrmanifesto), Jamie Jackson (@humorous_resources and @millennial_misery), and Ashley Herd (@managermethod) for the staff meeting you actually WANT to attend. We have a full agenda to discuss every Wednesday and don’t worry, we’ll stick to your hard stop. On Fridays, you’re invited to meet up with us for Happy Hour to celebrate surviving another week of work! Visit our website a ...
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Performance Management with Mr. Roboto
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Leigh's savage dream See, things aren't so bad! Digital workers Friday Feel Goods Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.…
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Today’s agenda: Leigh's bad interview Cringe corporate speak: under the hood Hot topic: Quiet Vacationing What does it mean? Policies Leaders can be flexible Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com. Fo…
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Today we're sharing some of our favorite throwback moments from when we recorded Season 3 of HR Besties in San Antonio! Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com. Follow your Besties across the socials and check out our re…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - $HRM Says No to Equity
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. A key topic of this episode is the HR Besties reaction to the news from SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) that they’re removing “Equity” from their focus on DEI. In this Happy Hour: Besties Reunited R & R recap SHRM and DEI Friday Feel Goods Your To-Do List…
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Today’s agenda: Please, keep your junk at home Cringe corporate speak: Right Size Hot topic: Imposter Phenomenon What causes this feeling? Focusing on the facts Strategies to lift yourself and others up Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetin…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Recapping SHRM and Missing Jamie
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Ashley and Leigh went to SHRM Al Roker to the rescue HR Divos (not divas...) After parties Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.h…
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Today’s agenda: Motion lotion Cringe corporate speak: Move the needle Hot topic: Personal lives at work Investing the time to know your employees Feeling safe to share (or not share!) Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at htt…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Getting Ready for SHRM and Beach
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Jamie is 'quiet vacationing' 2/3 Besties are going to SHRM (if you see us there, come say hi!) Conference outfits and strategies Friday Feel Goods Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know…
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Today’s agenda: How Jamie found a work bestie Cringe corporate speak: lipstick on a pig Hot topic: Corporate Politics What is Corporate Politics? Pre and post meetings How Corporate Politics fits into a toxic workplace Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our …
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Unhinged or Free Spirited?
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: To bleep or not bleep Who would you Cosplay? Seeking revenge Jury duty Friday feel goods Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrb…
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Today’s agenda: Thick skin is a prerequisite for HR… Cringe corporate speak: Too many balls in the air Hot topic: Toxic Positivity What does toxic positivity mean? Toxic Positivity in leadership Building trust and connection with employees Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the fir…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Atlanta Has Some Explaining To Do
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Leigh's west coast adventure June Gloom Missing Megan Thee Stallion Carnivals are a layoff no-no Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https:/…
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Today’s agenda: Hide your child at work day Cringe corporate speak: Sunset Hot topic: Personality Hires What is a personality hire? We all bring important skills to the workplace Bring on the joy! Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (ev…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Hiss (and harnesses)
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Rabbit, rabbit Bestie vacations Jamie, Ashley and Megan Thee Stallion Gameshows Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.co…
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Today’s agenda: Creamer thief 2.0 Cringe corporate speak: Bang it out Hot topic: All things work travel Travel policies Expenses and corporate cards Listening to feedback Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbe…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - See? It's Not All Bad!
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Leigh's instagram feed is *delicious* Happy Conception Day to the HR Besties Podcast Listener Bestie workplace green flags Ashley's wholesome travel recommendations Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re…
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Today’s agenda: "I don't commercialize friendships" Cringe corporate speak: Off The Rails Hot topic: Green Flags in the workplace What are some management green flags? Inclusion and acceptance in the workplace Information is power Celebrating an organization's accomplishments Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Commen…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Besties vs Butker (aka Butthead)
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Questionable pizza trade Studying abroad Geriatric millennials and The Golden Girls Graduates, don't listen to Harrison Butker Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person…
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Today’s agenda: Mandated bible study Cringe corporate speak: Stay in your lane Hot topic: Right to Disconnect Disconnecting is difficult (oh, we know) Encouraging breaks is good management How can we set boundaries? Advocating for your team Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the fi…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Sh*tty Travel Stories
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Pivoting Listener Bestie's submitted story - Super Duper Poop Pants What are we happy about? Mental Health Awareness Month Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Mee…
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Today’s agenda: International "oops!" Cringe corporate speak: Noodle On It Hot topic: LinkedIn Cringe Oversharing What to not post on LinkedIn Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.hrbesties.com. Follow your Besti…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Mental Health and Legal Updates
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Horses, donkeys and fav movies Mental Health Awareness Month Managing workplace stress DOL Salary Increase FTC Non-Compete Ban Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person…
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Today’s agenda: Candy dish Cringe corporate speak: "More To Come" (we're still waiting...) Hot topic: all things performance management and feedback culture What is performance management? Navigating upwards management Creating a game plan for the future Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Eat, Pray, Love for Besties
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Gymnastics More Questies from the Besties Sun-fudge moustache Eat Pray Love and adult summer camp Cruise jail Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events…
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Today’s agenda: Ear licking (yes, ear licking) Cringe corporate speak: “Fun Fact" Hot topic: Answering Bestie Questions Most bizarre job interview experience Hiring based on social media Employee side hustle Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person M…
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Hot Gossip: The gentlemen Nepotism hires Top Golf Leave a hate comment, face the wrath of Jamie Exciting HRBesties news Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetin…
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Today’s agenda: Date a Tradie Cringe corporate speak: “We’re Like Family” Hot topic: Employee Engagement Surveys Are surveys anonymous? Survey data can be useful Action plans Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know about our In-Person Meetings (events!) at https://www.…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – San Antonio Shenanigans
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Besties trip to San Antonio recap Golf fans, you’re gonna wanna hear this (again) Ashley's wardrobe mishap Recording season three of HR Besties Taco Bell merch idea Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re…
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Toxic Leadership (and how we survived it)
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Today’s agenda: Listener submitted story Cringe corporate speak: Chain of Command Hot topic: All things toxic leadership PTSD and trauma from toxic bosses is real What can HR do? "Toxic" is subjective, but nonetheless never worth the trouble Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the f…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Watercooler Gossip and Besties Meet In San Antonio!
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Besties meet today in San Antonio! Golf fans, you’re gonna wanna hear this Leigh's feature on the Today Show Addressing hate comments and *burning* dental questions (eye roll) Listener submitted story Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions &…
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Today’s agenda: Jamie catches a coffee creamer thief Cringe corporate speak: Above and Beyond Hot topic: Being successful in HR How the Besties got into HR Certifications Finding a mentor can be a game changer Every journey into HR is different. Otherwise, it would be boring. Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Commen…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Advice For Leaders, Courtesy of the All In Podcast
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Get ready for the HR Besties trip to San Antonio Lessons in Spanish and Italian Three nuggets of wisdom from Chamath Palihapitiya and the All In Podcast gang Answering listener submitted questions Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Com…
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Today’s agenda: “There was a bug!” Cringe corporate speak: Executive Presence Hot topic: Gossip in the Workplace Why is office gossip harmful? Personal vs. professional gossip Gossip is a symptom of lack of effective communication in the office. Information hoarding for job security. When gossip is used as a weapon. The executives are the worst gos…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Gargoyles in the Workplace
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Kentucky Derbies The Upcoming Besties meet and greet in San Antonio Sharing listener stories We love feedback (but not on our personal appearances!) Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to kn…
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Today’s agenda: Incentive trip gone wrong. Cringe corporate speak: Boots on the ground. Hot topic: ghosting in the hiring process. Our ghosting stories. Why you may be getting ghosted. Don’t take it personally! What does this indicate from a company culture perspective? How not to ghost a prospective employee. Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Gr…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Roman Empires, Love Languages and Answering the Burning Bestie Questions
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: Roman Empires A (brief) update on the Topless Technical Teammate Upcoming meeting in San Antonio Love languages Answering listener submitted questions Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, share your crazy work stories with us, …
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Today’s agenda: The office taco delivery man Cringe corporate speak: double click Hot topic: Why do people hate pizza parties? Don’t compensate your employees with food Food in the office can be a way to bring people together Every person in the organization should be eligible for bonuses Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Quest…
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HR Besties Happy Hour - Topless Technical Teammate
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Welcome back to another Happy Hour, Besties! We’re sure as hell glad it’s Friday. In this Happy Hour: YouTube Music layoffs Leigh’s Juicy Investigation Nudity in the Workplace Ashley’s Old Friend, Allen Weisselberg Takeaways: Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, share your crazy work stories with us, and make sure that you’re t…
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Description: Today’s Meeting Agenda: Listener submitted story and tone deaf CEOs. Cringe corporate speak: Best Regards. Hot Topic: HR for HR. Who takes care of HR when HR has a problem? Ethics Hotlines, EAP’s and the importance of work besties. Looking outside of your organization. Burnout is very common among HR professionals. Putting yourself fir…
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HR Besties Happy Hour – Show Me the Money
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Welcome to our newest meeting – we’re going semi-weekly! On Fridays you’ll get the HR Besties Happy Hour – where we let loose and chat about whats on our (and your) minds. In this first Happy Hour: It’s Women’s History Month Pay gaps in the workplace How to ask for more (and give your teams more) Leigh’s dream that Swifties will be all over Join ou…
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The HR Besties are excited to share that they have joined the Fwd Network powered by AdLarge Podcast Network! The fwd Network (https://www.thefwd.network/) is an all women podcast network with the mission of elevating female voices in the podcast industry. Representation matters! Thank you to all of our listeners for your ongoing support of the pod…
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Today’s agenda: That time Ashley met Beyonce Cringe corporate speak: Work hard, play hard Hot topic: Performance Reviews Best practices in giving and receiving performance reviews. Doesn’t have to be annual. Don’t sh*t dump on your employees. Ranking systems and point systems. Employees - keep a win document. Check in on your own goals with yoursel…
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"Sorry I can't share that, I have an NDA"
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Today’s agenda: International handwashing Cringe corporate speak: Drink the Kool-aid. Hot topic: NDAs and Nondisclosures What is an NDA? Non-compete vs non-disclosure vs non-solicitation. Where you will see a non-compete. Stop getting your advice on TikTok!!! Is it enforceable? Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comm…
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Today’s agenda: Listener submission - dodging dentures! Cringe corporate speak: Screw the pooch Hot topic: Why job postings suck. Bait and switch job postings. So many lies! Remote job postings that aren’t really remote. To post or not to post a job? Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you…
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Bonus All Hands Meeting with Miss Excel Kat Norton
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We have a special All-Hands (don’t you love those) with Miss Excel Kat Norton! Today’s agenda: Cringe corporate speak: The calculator. Hot topic: Miss Excel’s origin story How Kat worked on herself before her business Taking “messy action” Which Besties are Excel pros and “no’s” Sneak Peek: Miss Optimize Your To-Do List: Sign up for the special Mis…
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Today’s agenda: The secret meaning behind a heavy sigh. Cringe corporate speak: FUPA Hot topic: Onboarding and the first 90 days The First 90 Days 90 day probationary vs introductory period. Workers make a decision whether they’re staying in the first 2 weeks. The first day experience. “Where's the bathroom?!” A first week survey - setting up your …
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Today’s agenda: Some subject lines to make sure your emails get opened (and shut!) Cringe corporate speak: Open Kimono Hot topic: Return to the Office Remote vs. hybrid vs. working from the office Why are companies forcing employees to go back to the office just to do Zoom calls? Negotiating working from home Are employees more or less productive a…
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Today’s agenda: A** itching Cringe corporate speak: “Fleshed out” Meeting hot topic: New Year, Same You? How to not make the year a sh*tshow Are we making New Year’s Resolutions? Our practical tips for goal setting and starting year strong What happens when companies that don't do goals? Questions/Comments Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questi…
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As we prepare for the launch of season two this Wednesday (1/24) let’s look back at season one! Plus, what can you expect in the new season? Returning to the office, job postings, onboarding, NDAs, toxic bosses, workplace gossip and so much more! Your To-Do List: Grab merch, submit Questions & Comments, and make sure that you’re the first to know a…
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TODAY'S AGENDA AND NOTES: A recording of our live holiday party event Cringy corporate speak (sent in by a listener!) Holiday “traditions” - Mandatory holiday parties, time off, potlucks and everything that ends up in HR’s office Questions and comments - what we’ve seen and heard in our careers All this and more in our holiday party - if you missed…
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