Google & OpenAI's Job Slop

Google & OpenAI's Job Slop

From The Chad & Cheese Podcast by Evergreen Podcasts

June 5, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

Chad hosts a discussion with Emi Beredugo and JT O'Donnell about recent HR technology news during Joel's absence.

It is officially Joel-Free June, which means Joel is off on an extended European holiday while Chad holds down the fort with two brilliant industry heavyweights: Emi Beredugo and JT O'Donnell. From boardroom coups and high-stakes acquisitions to massive corporate grifts, the trio dives deep into a chaotic week of HR technology news. Stepstone's Plot Twist JobGet Snaps Up Ripple Match The Job.com Meltdown The Point Solution Funeral Billionaires, Layoffs, & Job Slop AI Lost in Translation Listener Shoutout: A massive shoutout to TA champion Terry Dewey for slashing their organization's Indeed spend over the past 12 months by putting our podcast strategies to work! Keep the cash, Terry, but feel free to ship that bottle of whiskey to the studio anyway. Don't miss Chad and Emi live at Recfest UK on July 2nd at Knebworth Park! Emi is taking over the Innovate Stage as MC, while Chad and a freshly returned Joel will be bringing the noise to the Disrupt Stage. Get your incredibly soft The Chad & Cheese t-shirts, free beer, and free whiskey by heading over to chadandcheese.com/free.

People in this episode

Host: Chad

Guests: Emi Beredugo, JT O'Donnell

Topics covered

  • HR technology
  • corporate acquisitions
  • job market
  • AI
  • layoffs
  • industry news

Keywords

  • Google
  • OpenAI
  • job slop
  • HR technology
  • layoffs
  • corporate grifts
  • job market
  • Recfest UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stepstone, JobGet, Ripple Match, The Job.com, Indeed

Places: Recfest UK, Knebworth Park

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