Author: Renee Trotman

Let me tell you about the day our fancy new AI hiring tool almost got me fired. We'd just rolled out this "revolutionary" recruitment platform that promised to eliminate bias.…

Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat this - when the economy tanks, everything gets messy. I remember the 2008 crash like it was yesterday. One minute we’re celebrating record profits, the…

Let me tell you about my worst day in HR. It started with a screaming match between two department heads in the break room. By lunch, three employees had come…

Let’s be real – hiring dozens or hundreds of people at once feels like trying to drink from a firehose. You’ve got stacks of resumes piling up, candidates ghosting you,…

Let me tell you about the worst HR director I ever met. This was years ago at a mid-sized tech company. The place had all the right policies on paper—diversity…

Let’s be real - we’ve all been on teams where: The meeting dominator won’t let anyone get a word in. The chronic procrastinator misses every deadline. The nitpicker derails every…

Let’s be real – talking about big-money compensation packages can feel awkward. You’re not just negotiating numbers, you’re figuring out how to value someone’s entire career. And that’s way too…

Look, I get it—nobody likes breakups. Whether it’s an employee quitting or you having to let someone go, these moments are awkward as hell. But here’s the thing: how you…

Let me tell you how we nearly lost half our team last year. Picture this: it's March 2022, our CEO sends this chirpy email about "getting back to normal" with…

You know what's weird? We'll happily chat about our bad knees, allergy meds, or that weird rash from the gym. But mention seeing a therapist? Suddenly it's like you confessed…