S13 E1: The Return of the Cackle Queens (with Jess Winder)
About this episode
Hebba Youssef and Jess Winder discuss the evolution of HR, burnout, and potential futures for the field in a candid conversation.
Guess what? The Cackle Queens are back! My unofficial co-host and forever hype woman Jess Winder joined me to kick off this season, and we did something new. We hit record and just let the convo happen with no notes, because who needs prep when you’ve been doing this job for way too long? We're diving into where HR has been, where it's headed, and why "defund HR" isn't as controversial a take as you'd think if you've worked in old-school HR. We also get into three totally different futures HR could have, and what to tell yourself when you're so burnt out you can't imagine one more evolution of this job. It’s a little bit unhinged, but what else would you expect?! 00:00:00 - Intro 00: 05:17 - The Biggest Shift in HR Since 2020 00:08:48 - Old HR Morals vs. New HR Morals 00:24:12 - Would You Outsource HR to a $50/Month "HR in a Box" Service? 00:26:49 - Jess's Wildest HR Era: Touring Actual Crime Scenes 00:30:44 - Hebba's 3 Possible Futures for HR: Performance, Full-Cycle, or Architect 00:40:15 - What to Do When Your Company Just Wants "Yes People" 00:42:53 - Advice for HR Folks Who Are Burnt Out and Ready to Quit If you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s…
People in this episode
Host: Hebba Youssef
Guest: Jess Winder
Topics covered
- HR evolution
- burnout
- future of HR
- HR outsourcing
- workplace culture
Keywords
- Cackle Queens
- HR trends
- workplace burnout
- HR outsourcing
- HR futures
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HR
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- S13 E2: What If HR Stopped Playing Therapist and Started Designing Better Workplaces Instead? with Stephanie Lemek
- S12 E10: A Few of My Own First-time F*ckups + Some Jaw-Dropping HR Horror Stories
- S12 E9: We Watched People Blow Up Their Lives on Summer House, and Our ATS Implementation Lowkey Feels Similar (with Madison Montgomery)
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