HR BESTIES
by HR Besties
HR Besties: Leigh's Dream, Corporate Investigations and Pocket…
About this podcast
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 at www.hrbesties.com and follow us on the socials (@hrbestiespod) for sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes fun!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 144 episodes
- HR Besties: Leigh's Dream, Corporate Investigations and Pocket Pastries · 35 minWelcome back to our monthly meeting, Besties! Today's agenda: • Congratulations, Ashley! • Surprise appearances from TJ and GC • Spilling the tea on a J.P. Morgan investigation…
- HR Besties: Private Jets, Silhouettes and an Update on SHRM · 36 minWelcome back, Besties. We missed you! Today's agenda: • The PJ dilemma • Guess the silhouette • It's not an HR Besties episode without a SHRM update... • The latest on us Your…
- HR Besties Happy Hour: Bestie Updates and the Latest on SHRM · 34 minWelcome back to HRB! We hope your new year is off to a great start, Besties! We can't wait to catch up on all the hot gossip... In this Happy Hour: • Congratulations, Ashley! •…
- HR Besties: Recapping our Holiday Do's and Don'ts, SHRM Verdict, and Cheers to the New Year! · 50 minHo, ho, ho! Welcome to our final episode of 2025, Besties. Unfortunately, due to our busy December schedules, we weren't able to lock down a time to record all together. That…
- HR Besties: HR Horror Stories... The Unhinged Files · 42 minWelcome back, Besties! With the year coming to an end, we thought we'd highlight some of our most insane, unhinged and *facepalm* moments as HR professionals. Today's agenda: •…
- HR Besties: The Secret Life of the Overemployed · 38 minToday's agenda: • Brostel warehouse • Cringe corporate speak: moonlighting • Hot topic: all things over employment • Why is job stacking so popular? • Staying financially afloat…
- HR Besties: When Layoffs are the new normal: shifting trends and culture · 39 minToday's agenda: • Remember the good ole days? • Cringe corporate speak: come to Jesus • Hot topic: all things layoffs: what we're hearing in the news, current trends, best…
- HR Besties Happy Hour: Troubling Updates on SHRM · 43 minThanks for joining our mid-week Happy Hour, Besties! Whew, do we ever need it. In this Happy Hour: • Spilling the latest on SHRM's lawsuit, the importance of holding each other…
- HR Besties: Questies for the Besties · 50 minToday's agenda: • Swish swish • Cringe corporate speak: fireside chat • Hot topic: answering questies sent by our fellow Besties • Receiving feedback: is it all worth listening…
- HR Besties: Culture of fear · 35 minToday's agenda: • Word cloud • Cringe corporate speak: don't throw the baby out with the bathwater • Hot topic: all things fear-based work culture and actions you can take •…
- HR Besties: When your Work Bestie is the only thing keeping you employed · 37 minToday's agenda: • Spilling more SHRM tea • Cringe corporate speak: push the envelope • Hot topic: all things work besties and celebrating National Work Besties Day! • Why we…
- HR Besties Happy Hour: What's Going on in SHRM's World? · 35 minThanks for joining us for a mid-week Happy Hour, Besties! Whew, did we ever need it... In this Happy Hour: • Dishing the latest on SHRM • But don't forget your (almost) free…
- HR Besties: AI Anxiety · 34 minToday's agenda: • Hey big boy • Cringe corporate speak: I know just enough to be dangerous • Hot topic: all about AI anxiety: what does AI in the workforce mean for your job…
- HR Besties: Remote Doesn't Mean Flexible Anymore · 32 minToday's agenda: • Inappropriate meeting invite • Cringe corporate speak: get granular • Hot topic: all things remote work: what does it mean these days and did we fumble it? •…
- HR Besties: Opting out of Leadership · 41 minToday's agenda: • Square affair • Cringe corporate speak: mother's milk • Hot topic: all about opting out of leadership • Why are employees choosing to avoid leadership roles in…
- HR Besties: Boo! Ghost Job Epidemic · 35 minToday's agenda: • Really, Ohio? • Cringe corporate speak: drill down • Hot topic: all things ghost job epidemic: applying, interviewing and never hearing back • Have we…
- HR Besties: Crashing Out at Work: What to Do When You're Mad, Sad, or Spiralling · 36 minToday's agenda: • An unmuted crash out • Cringe corporate speak: too many cooks in the kitchen • Hot topic: all things workplace crash outs • Reflecting on our past crash out…
- HR Besties: How to Get Promoted: Career Advice Straight from HR · 39 minToday's agenda: • #Justice4Jerry • Cringe corporate speak: hit the ground running • Hot topic: how to be promoted at work: tips, tricks and career advice from HR • The best…
- HR Besties Happy Hour: Updates From Jamie and Taylor Swift · 43 minWelcome to our first Happy Hour of Season six, Besties! Whew, this is one hell of a week. In this Happy Hour: • Updates on Jamie's layoff story • Taylor Swift and Life of a…
- HR Besties: Gen Z Work Culture Clashes · 39 minToday's agenda: • Whipped vodka • Cringe corporate speak: Chinese wall • Hot topic: all things Gen Z in the workplace • WTF is the Gen Z stare? • Gen Z employees aren't the…







