HR After Hours Podcast
Mick and Hanna are human resources and business professionals who take a humorous and unfiltered approach to advocating for and celebrating great people management practices in the workplace. Welcome to HR After Hours.
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
As a follow-up to January’s “Sunday Comics” podcast Mick & Hanna take a deep dive into the dark side of the evil creator of a certain office inspired comic strip and even rename the comic something more appropriate. Also, our devious duo explains why your initial reaction to “Bare Minimum Monday” is probably presumptuous and incorrect.
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Articles Cited: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1159605012/dilbert-cartoonist-scott-adams-rant-rebuke
https://www.businessinsider.com/i-do-bare-minimum-mondays-at-work-curb-burnout-stress-2023
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/bare-minimum-monday-marks-latest-quiet-quitting-trend
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Mick and Hanna have a bad case of Spring Fever which makes for entertaining listening as they discuss Disney’s decision to force their workers to spend more time in the office. Has the clock struck midnight for the remote worker? Not if fairy godmother Hanna Hampton has anything to say about it!
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Article Cited: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/disney-employees-push-back-against-return-to-office-mandate.aspx
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
It is time to step away from your desk to find your happy place with another Five Minutes of Positivity mini episode! Listen in as Mick & Hanna discover an ultra-inclusive, accessibility-focused, wonderland for all children and their families to enjoy.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
It started out as a simple conversation while reviewing January articles predicting HR Tends for 2023 and quickly turned into disdain toward the repetitive cycle that the articles confirmed. “Why are we subjected to the same recycled thoughts every year?” a self-proclaimed “particularly froggy” Hanna inquired. Mick responded with a simple “Let’s hit record and see how you really feel.” This is HR After Hours.
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Cited Article: ”8 of the Biggest Challenges for HR in 2023 By Alex Larralde featured in betterworks.
https://www.betterworks.com/magazine/8-of-the-biggest-challenges-for-hr/
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
It is time to take a break and hit your reset button with another Five Minutes of Positivity mini episode! Join Mick & Hanna as they ignore January’s abandoned resolutions with a quick tale of sharing and family togetherness. Pour yourself a cup of chocolatey cocoa and enjoy this heartwarming narrative.
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Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? We would love to hear from you!
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Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Hanna and Mick cannot avoid finding HR issues and topics no matter how hard they try. In this episode our troublesome twosome updates you about their favorite fast-food fountain of poor people practices and utilizes a Sunday comic strip to warn you about the perils of retaliation in the workplace. Put your seat back up and tray table away kids: this is HR After Hours!
Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you.
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Article Cited: Ex-McDonald’s CEO fined by SEC By Harriet Sinclair LinkedIn News
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ex-mcdonalds-ceo-fined-by-sec-5098553/
Dilbert by Scott Adams https://dilbert.com/
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
This episode is packed with more goodies than your holiday vacation suitcase! Listen in as Hanna and Mick discuss one of the worst emails ever sent by a manager, before tackling the topic of employers utilizing passive aggressive tactics hoping employers will quit in lieu of termination. Needless to say, our dynamic duo has plenty of choice words for these employers. Buckle up kids: this is HR After Hours!
Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you.
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ARTICLES CITED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Are You Getting Pushed Out?” by Taylor Borden
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/are-you-getting-pushed-out-6084498/
Shepherd Express News of the Weird “Harsh”
https://shepherdexpress.com/puzzles/news-of-the-weird/news-of-the-weird-week-of-december-15-2022/
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Has an alien billionaire taken over your company forcing you to jump ship? Use your newly acquired time off to check out our newest podcast! In this episode, Hanna & Mick weigh in on working for companies that generate a culture of cyclical terminations and mass rehiring and the impact it has on their people, what no one EVER thought State Parks would ask you NOT to do, and how ‘Family Guy’ used their time machine again.
Do you have a great story, question for our hosts, or best practice to share? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Contact Us:
Email: hrafterhoursmail@gmail.com
Twitter: @hr_hours
Instagram: hrafterhours
Facebook: @HRafterhours
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Articles Cited:
“HR is more worried about retention than hiring, data suggests” HR Dive 11/3/22 Caroline Colvin
https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-retention-over-hiring/635750/
"Please refrain from licking" toads, says National Park Service in unusual warning 11/7/22 Carla Sinclair
https://boingboing.net/2022/11/07/please-refrain-from-licking-toads-says-national-park-service-in-unusual-warning.html