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In the season finale, Hebba shares her personal HR firsts and community horror stories, emphasizing the learning curve in HR.

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…

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Host: Hebba Youssef

Topics covered

• HR firsts
• performance reviews
• terminations
• HR technology
• HR horror stories

Keywords

• HR
• first-time experiences
• performance reviews
• terminations
• HR technology
• horror stories

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