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S12 E10: A Few of My Own First-time F*ckups + Some Jaw-Dropping HR Horror Stories
Jun 22, 2026
31m 56s
S12 E9: We Watched People Blow Up Their Lives on Summer House, and Our ATS Implementation Lowkey Feels Similar (with Madison Montgomery)
Jun 15, 2026
55m 49s
AI Readiness Gap: Your Two-Year HR Preparedness Countdown Starts NOW (with DeAnn Alcantar & Kelly Pacatte)
Jun 10, 2026
29m 09s
S12 E8: Why You Can't Build a World-Class Company With a Zip Code Mentality with Sagar Khatri
Jun 8, 2026
51m 41s
S12 E7: Your First Time Joining a Startup With No HR or Systems…What Could Go Wrong?! (with Christine Song)
Jun 1, 2026
59m 12s
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| 6/22/26 |  S12 E10: A Few of My Own First-time F*ckups + Some Jaw-Dropping HR Horror Stories | Okay, so as we wrap up this podcast season, we’re gonna make this final episode a little different…featuring Hebba and her thoughts, and apparently zero filter! This season of I Hate It Here was all about firsts and for the season finale, Hebba makes personal! Listen as she walks you through three of her own HR firsts, performance reviews, terminations, and picking the right system, followed by what she wishes she'd done, and what she would tell herself if she had a time machine. And then, because Hebba couldn't let the season end without a little chaos, she rounds this episode out with some HR horror stories that were sent in by members of the IHIH community. Whether you're deep in your HR career or just getting started, this one's a reminder that none of us really know what we're doing the first time, and that's kinda the whole point. 🫶 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - The First Time Hebba Ever Did Performance Reviews 09:08 - Navigating Your First Termination With Empathy 16:59 - Choosing the Right HR Tech Stack 20:30 - A collection of HR Horror Stories--- The Predictive Index behavioral assessment reveals how people work, think, and thrive—so teams can understand each other better and perform at their best. Because when you truly understand your people, work just works. Learn more: trypi.com/ihateithere --- If you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content! --- Follow Hebba YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef Come join Hebba at Safe Space Summit 2026 in Huntington Beach, CA! To learn more, check out: https://www.safespacesummit.com/ | 31m 56s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  S12 E9: We Watched People Blow Up Their Lives on Summer House, and Our ATS Implementation Lowkey Feels Similar (with Madison Montgomery) | Madison Montgomery is back, and in this episode, we did what Paul Downs and Meg Stalter inspired us to do…turned our 1:1 into a podcast episode. The result is a session of unfiltered chaos covering our first ATS implementation together (which is going exactly as well as you'd imagine when two non-detail-oriented people configure a system while actively recruiting on it), Summer House drama through an HR lens, my newly discovered cowboy era, and why neither of us will ever truly get to enjoy the company retreats we plan. If you've ever been the person behind the process who never gets to just experience the process, you’ll probably relate to this discussion! 00:00 - Intro 04:55 - Implementing an ATS For the First Time 14:48 - What to Expect in Austin in August 21:23 - Hebba's Favorite Recent Story About Her Mom 28:14 - Other Firsts for Madison This Year 42:04 - Supporting Employees When They're Dealing With Grief 44:35 - Who Would Play Hebba and Madison in a Movie? --- The Predictive Index behavioral assessment reveals how people work, think, and thrive—so teams can understand each other better and perform at their best. Because when you truly understand your people, work just works. Learn more: trypi.com/ihateithere --- If you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content! --- Follow Madison LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-montgomery14/ Follow Hebba YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef | 55m 49s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  AI Readiness Gap: Your Two-Year HR Preparedness Countdown Starts NOW (with DeAnn Alcantar & Kelly Pacatte)✨ | AI readinessHR preparedness+3 | DeAnn AlcantarKelly Pacatte | — | — | AI toolsHR leaders+4 | TriNet | 29m 09s | |
| 6/8/26 |  S12 E8: Why You Can't Build a World-Class Company With a Zip Code Mentality with Sagar Khatri✨ | global hiringcompliance+3 | Sagar Khatri | Multiplier | Japan | global hiringcompliance+5 | The Predictive IndexCODE | 51m 41s | |
| 6/1/26 |  S12 E7: Your First Time Joining a Startup With No HR or Systems…What Could Go Wrong?! (with Christine Song)✨ | joining a startupHR infrastructure+4 | Christine Song | 5 to 9 SocietyKnix | — | startupHR+5 | Predictive IndexCODE | 59m 12s | |
| 5/27/26 |  AI Readiness Gap: The AI Competency You're Hiring for Today Might Not Even Exist Tomorrow with Kristin Russum✨ | AI skillshiring challenges+3 | Kristin Russum | — | — | AI competencyhiring+3 | TriNet | 35m 04s | |
| 5/18/26 |  S12 E6: We Regret to Inform You That This Episode Is About Firing People (with Jennifer Laurie)✨ | terminationmanagement+3 | Jennifer Laurie | Equitable HR Guild | — | firingtermination+3 | — | 47m 18s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Better Decisions: It Turns Out, Ignoring Women's Health at Work is Extremely Expensive For Everybody (with Kembre Roberts and Kevin Fyock)✨ | women's healthworkplace wellness+4 | Kembre RobertsKevin Fyock | Aon | — | women's healthworkforce+5 | — | 41m 15s | |
| 5/11/26 |  S12 E5: Certified System Girlie Meets Another Certified System Girlie with Liz Clarke✨ | work systemsHR challenges+3 | Liz Clarke | Liz Clarke Coaching and Consulting | — | systemHR+5 | — | 44m 11s | |
| 5/6/26 |  AI Readiness Gap: There's No True Playbook for AI Development, So Here's the Next Best Thing with Lauren Gregor✨ | AI developmentemployee training+3 | Lauren Gregor | — | — | AI readinessHR leaders+3 | TriNet | 44m 53s | |
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| 5/4/26 |  S12 E4: The Emotional Tax of Doing HR Correctly with Stacey Nordwall✨ | HR challengesemotional toll of HR+4 | Stacey Nordwall | PynToot or Boot | — | HRemotional tax+5 | — | 54m 28s | |
| 4/29/26 |  AI Readiness Gap (Part 1): We're Not Ready (And That's Okay) with Parijat Sarkar✨ | AI readinessworkplace technology+3 | Parijat Sarkar | TriNetZenefits+1 | — | AIreadiness+5 | — | 31m 18s | |
| 4/27/26 |  S12 E3: Your Job is NOT Your Whole Personality, and We Need to Talk About It with Lauren Schneider✨ | career pivotsidentity and work+4 | Lauren Schneider | Compt | Salt Lake City | careeridentity+5 | The Predictive Index | 1h 03m 59s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Better Decisions: You're Data Rich And Decision Poor, And It's Showing with Doug Melton✨ | data-driven decision makinghuman capital analytics+3 | Doug Melton | — | — | datadecision making+5 | Aon | 33m 40s | |
| 4/20/26 |  S12 E2: Courage Over Compliance: A Conversation We Should've Had Already with Keisha Toussaint✨ | HR challengesadvocacy in the workplace+3 | Keisha Toussaint | BCC'd HR | — | HRcourage+5 | The Predictive IndexCODE | 52m 02s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Newsflash: You've Been Doing Compensation Wrong This Whole Time (with Candor IQ's Haris Ikram)✨ | compensationfounder journey+3 | Haris Ikram | Candor IQ | — | compensation strategyfounder mistakes+3 | The Predictive IndexCODE | 51m 22s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Better Decisions: The Leaders Getting AI Right Are Doing Something Most Orgs Refuse to Do with Marinus van Driel✨ | AIworkforce strategy+3 | Marinus van Driel | Aon | — | AIworkforce transformation+3 | — | 38m 38s | |
| 3/16/26 |  S11 E10: Engagement Scores Don't Lie, But the Way You're Using Them Absolutely Does with Anne Maltese✨ | engagement scoresleadership+3 | Anne Maltese | Quantum Workplace | — | engagement scoresleadership teams+3 | — | 57m 14s | |
| 3/9/26 |  S11 E9: Your L&D Strategy Is Broken and No, a Workshop Won't Fix It with Hanan Sahourieh✨ | L&D strategylearning culture+3 | Hanan Sahourieh | Everybody Be Cool | — | L&Dlearning culture+5 | Quantum Workplace | 54m 32s | |
| 3/2/26 |  S11 E8: The Most Important Hire I Ever Made Ended Up Replacing Me with Morgan T. Stanley✨ | leadershipcareer growth+3 | Morgan T. Stanley | — | — | leadershipcareer+3 | Quantum Workplace | 56m 17s | |
| 2/27/26 |  Better Decisions: We've Been Running Retirement Plans on Autopilot and It Shows with Melissa Elbert✨ | retirement planningHR strategies+3 | Melissa Elbert | Aon | — | retirement plansHR leaders+3 | — | 30m 25s | |
| 2/23/26 |  S11 E7: The Authenticity They Want vs. The You They Can't Handle with Madison Butler✨ | authenticity at workcorporate culture+3 | Madison Butler | — | — | authenticityworkplace+5 | Quantum Workplace | 54m 20s | |
| 2/16/26 |  S11 E6: Your Old Playbook Died and Nobody Told You with Various Guests | I'm doing something a little different today and revisiting Season 6 where I asked every single guest the same question: “What's one thing HR folks should rethink?” And honestly, I've been in this whole new and rethinking era lately, writing about it in the newsletter, talking about it nonstop on the pod, and it just felt like the right time to bring these answers back because, let's be real, we all need the reminder! Work is changing faster than it's ever changed before, which means the cadence of how we think about things has to change too. Sometimes I genuinely worry that the solutions I built six weeks ago don't even work for today, let alone six months ago! So consider this your dose of inspiration, hearing from some of my favorite guests on all the things we should be rethinking. Hopefully it sparks something in you, or at the very least, makes you feel less alone in the chaos. Quantum Workplace helps leaders build thriving teams that fuel business success. We give leaders at every level a clear path forward—by unlocking critical talent insights across engagement, performance, and development. With clarity and confidence, people leaders can act decisively, scale leadership quality, and strengthen connection and performance. Trusted by thousands of people-focused companies, Quantum Workplace makes it easier to keep teams aligned, empowered, growing, and valued on the path to business success. Visit quantumworkplace.com to learn more. 00:01:28 - Improving Equitable Operations in Your Org 00:04:01 - Just Be Honest About Your Culture to Candidates 00:13:35 - Embracing People’s Passions Outside of Work 00:16:42 - When Leaders Are a Common Blocker to HR 00:18:52 - Finally Holding Leaders Accountable 00:21:55 - Why HR Should be Thought of as a Creative Department 00:23:27 - Addressing Employee Turnover and Going Back to the Basics And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content! Follow DeMario: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demario-bell-7a510994/ Follow Joel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joellalgee/ Follow Justin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingignac/ Follow Morgan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganbwilliams/ Follow Jessica: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicadwinder/ Follow Nikki: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkirap/ Follow Halai: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halai-shukran/ Follow Hebba: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef | 30m 36s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  S11 E5: We're Rewriting Leadership Rules Because Yours Were Never Meant for Us with Amanda Litman | We're out here constantly hearing that Gen Z is "so different" and Millennials "just don't get it," but nobody ever stops to ask how or why they're different. It's not because we're lazy or entitled (though I know that's everyone's favorite narrative). It's because we looked at the leadership systems y'all built, said absolutely not, and decided to burn it all down and start over! Amanda Litman and I got into the leadership myths that are finally dying, why vulnerability isn't a weakness, how social media completely changed what leadership looks like, and why so many of us refuse to let our jobs become our entire personality. This episode is for anyone who's ever felt gaslit for having boundaries, anyone who's been told they're "too much" for expecting basic humanity in the workplace, and anyone who knows the way things have always been done is not the way things should keep being done. Quantum Workplace helps leaders build thriving teams that fuel business success. We give leaders at every level a clear path forward—by unlocking critical talent insights across engagement, performance, and development. With clarity and confidence, people leaders can act decisively, scale leadership quality, and strengthen connection and performance. Trusted by thousands of people-focused companies, Quantum Workplace makes it easier to keep teams aligned, empowered, growing, and valued on the path to business success. Visit quantumworkplace.com to learn more. 00:05:41 - One New Thing Amanda Wants to Learn This Year 00:15:07 - Why Are Leadership Myths Continue to Persist? 00:20:51 - Seeing More Representation in Entertainment Media and Exec Boards 00:26:41 - What Earned Authority Looks Like Now vs a Decade Ago 00:29:36 - Where Orgs Consistently Misread Next Gen Employees 00:36:41 - How Younger Generations Manage Power Struggles 00:42:46 - How Loyalty is Perceived Among Different Generations And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content! Follow Amanda: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandalitman/ Follow Hebba: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef | 57m 28s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  S11 E4: Decentering Work: What Happens When Your Job Isn't Everything with Ayanna Kelly | Why does work feel so empty right now? Like…we followed the rules and did the hustle. We even swallowed parts of ourselves to survive professionally, and yet, here we are grieving something we can’t quite name. I often say that the most interesting things about me have nothing to do with my career, and it’s nice when those things have time to shine, y’know? I sat down with Ayanna Kelly to dig into the hard stuff: why we're all grieving the workplace we thought we'd have, why monetizing our passions sometimes kills the joy, and what it actually means to decenter work from our identity when we've spent our whole lives tying our worth to our job titles. If you’re looking for new definitions of success that don't require you to sacrifice your entire nervous system, this is for you! Quantum Workplace helps leaders build thriving teams that fuel business success. We give leaders at every level a clear path forward—by unlocking critical talent insights across engagement, performance, and development. With clarity and confidence, people leaders can act decisively, scale leadership quality, and strengthen connection and performance. Trusted by thousands of people-focused companies, Quantum Workplace makes it easier to keep teams aligned, empowered, growing, and valued on the path to business success. Visit quantumworkplace.com to learn more. It’s vulnerable, but somehow still hopeful 00:01:55 - The First Time Hebba Met Ayanna 00:08:40 - Something New Ayanna Wants to Learn This Year 00:11:15 - Why Does Fulfillment at Work Feel so Hard Right Now? 00:17:06 - What We’re Grieving About Work That We Haven’t Talked About Out Loud 00:24:51 - Why Are We Expected to Monetize Our Passions? 00:38:40 - Being Your True Self at Work After Years of Emotional Suppression 00:46:55 - Why Meaningful Work Doesn’t Have to Be Central to Your Identity 00:52:49 - Ayanna’s Advice for Rethinking About Fulfillment And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content! Follow Ayanna: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayannaskelly/ Follow Hebba: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef | 57m 34s | ||||||
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8 placements across 7 markets.