I Hate It Here
by Hebba Youssef
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About this podcast
If HR is one of the most soul-crushing industries to work in, how come we’re not talking about it more?
I Hate it Here is the unflinching podcast where People professionals to talk honestly and openly about HR, sharing best-in-class resources to make the hardest job in the world that little bit easier.
Hosted by Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workweek and creator of the I Hate it Here podcast and newsletter, this show is for HR People who want to get things done right - even if they do feel a bit empty inside from time to time.
You’ll hear from industry insiders, not just the same old voices, sharing all the things you’re secretly thinking but never said out loud, digging into real-life examples, and delivering practical solutions and strategies for your people team.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 157 episodes
- S14, E4: HR Horror Stories, Vol. 4: I Know What You Did at the Company After-Party · 36 minYou know I love a good HR horror story…there are PLENTY of them! I would just prefer fewer of them to involve me personally. I’m back with more workplace terrors, including the…
- S14, E3: Just a Girl Standing in Front of Corporate America Begging It to Train Its Managers (with Ashley Herd) · 1 h 4 minYour manager has avoided giving feedback for six months, and now they want someone fired by Friday. Guess whose problem that becomes??? This week, I’m joined by Ashley Herd…
- S14, E2: Somewhere Between Michael Scott and a Cult…There’s an Important Lesson for HR (with Josiah Hernández and RyanMae McAvoy Pepin) · 53 minI invited RyanMae McAvoy Pepin and Josiah Hernández back to talk HR, and somehow we ended up recruiting for a hypothetical cult and debating whether Michael Scott deserves a…
- S14, E1: A Very Professional Review of This Year’s Absolute Bullsh*t (with Jessica Winder) · 48 minWe’re back in action, and I gave this season one rule: anything but AI. Naturally, Jessica Winder and I immediately tested that boundary, but trust me, we have plenty to say…
- S13 E10: My HR Trauma Has Officially Reached the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Metaphor Stage · 31 minI started this solo episode planning to talk about the evolution of HR, and ended up using one of my fav shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to explain why this job can be…
- S13 E9: HR Is Done Cleaning Up These Terrible-Ass AI Rollouts (with Shirley Baumer) · 49 minHR keeps getting handed the mop after someone else’s AI strategy floods the building, and frankly, I’m pretty sure you’re already over it! I sat down with the wonderful Shirley…
- S13 E8: When Your Company Has an AI Tool, but Absolutely No Plan (with Val Jensen) · 55 minAI is already crashing the workplace party, but apparently, the humans were left off the guest list! Today, I’m joined by attorney and human-centered leadership strategist Val…
- S13 E7: Your Uncoordinated Org Restructure Is Giving Everyone Trust Issues (with Kaity Jacobsen) · 50 minChange is inevitable, but apparently at some orgs, explaining it to people is optional! In this episode, I’m joined by Kaity Jacobsen (Director, Talent Engagement at Xactly) to…
- S13 E6: The AI Confidence Gap Nobody in HR Wants to Admit (with Theresa Fesinstine) · 59 minAI conversations are everywhere right now, but confidence and competence aren't actually moving together, and that gap should worry you more than it does. I'm joined by Theresa…
- The Leadership Divide (Episode 4): Trust, Belonging, and the Cost of Getting It Wrong · 40 minFeatured Guest: Allison Howell (CEO, Hogan Assessments) This is The Leadership Divide, a special series with Hogan Assessments in partnership with I Hate It Here! --- We spent…
- S13 E5: The Group Hosts an Award Series and Starts a Cult with RyanMae McAvoy Pepin & Josiah Hernández · 54 minWelcome to the first-ever HR Glow Up Awards! The trophies are fake, but the workplace trauma is real. I’m joined by RyanMae McAvoy Pepin and Josiah Hernández to celebrate HR’s…
- The Leadership Divide (Episode 3): Performance vs. Potential · 58 minFeatured Guest: Jackie Sahm (Vice President of Integrated Solutions, Hogan Assessments) --- We've built a world where the people who get promoted aren't always the people who…
- S13 E4: Why HR Owns More Of Company Culture Than People Like To Admit (with Dani Herrera) · 53 minI swear every company says culture matters... right up until someone has to make an actual decision. The reason decisions don’t get made quickly enough is because of the whole…
- The Leadership Divide (Episode 2): The Dark Side of Leadership · 54 minFeatured Guest: Jocelyn Hays (Director of Hogan Applications, Hogan Assessments) --- You know that coworker who was perfectly lovely until they got promoted and suddenly became…
- S13 E3: Proof That The AI Productivity Obsession Is Making Everyone Worse (with Aubrey Blanche) · 55 minI feel like every AI conversation somehow ends up in one of two places: either "AI is taking all our jobs!" or "Just use ChatGPT for everything!" Honestly... I hate both of…
- The Leadership Divide (Episode 1): Leadership at an Inflection Point · 31 minFeatured Guest: Allison Howell, CEO of Hogan Assessments --- This is The Leadership Divide, a special series with Hogan Assessments in partnership with I Hate It Here! Across…
- S13 E2: What If HR Stopped Playing Therapist and Started Designing Better Workplaces Instead? (with Stephanie Lemek) · 51 minApparently, we can’t simply leave our trauma at the door and transform into perfectly functioning corporate robots every morning. Who would’ve thought?! Stephanie Lemek joins…
- S13 E1: The Return of the Cackle Queens (with Jess Winder) · 48 minGuess 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…
- S12 E10: A Few of My Own First-time F*ckups + Some Jaw-Dropping HR Horror Stories · 32 minOkay, 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…
- S12 E9: We Watched People Blow Up Their Lives on Summer House, and Our ATS Implementation Lowkey Feels Similar (with Madison Montgomery) · 56 minMadison 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…
