Archive
Everything published by I Hate It Here.
October 2026
- OCT 19what happened last weekan exciting announcement AND a BTS of space space summit
- OCT 16former employer, current haterLeaving the company should’ve ended the relationship. Somebody tell them!!!
- OCT 14even robots get sexismYou heard that right…identical work pays better when the chatbot’s a dude.
- OCT 12who’s got this?The tasks, the check, my sanity whatever!
- OCT 95 years of waitingHalf a decade of work, and still no straight answer about a raise…yikes!
- OCT 7ho ho holy burnout The holiday staffing plan appears to be…just hoping nobody calls out.
- OCT 5Show Me The Receipts When accountability takes the stage.
- OCT 2Before You Blame the Hiring Manager, Check Who Built This Haunted HouseThere are a few hiring managers out there who have gotten on my very last nerve, if we’re keeping it 💯.
- OCT 2clock in, crash outLeadership has a favorite. Guess whose documentation keeps getting ignored???
September 2026
- SEP 30HR Therapy: The AI Numbers Nobody's ExplainingThis session digs into the WHY behind HiBob's AI skills research: why managers are stuck holding the bag, why so much AI upskilling isn't adding up, and why you're probably not as behind as you think
- SEP 30hired under false pretenses Sometimes...a job description is completely different from the actual workload.
- SEP 29We Investigated Where HR’s Time Goes, and the Findings Were Deeply EmbarrassingA lot of HR tech stacks have basically become a home renovation show hosted by people who hate houses.
- SEP 29📓 your systems have beef Payroll and time tracking are no longer on speaking terms.
- SEP 28let me build pls?what 3 things are standing in your way?
- SEP 25Everything Everywhere All at Once, but It’s Just Your Compliance ObligationsOne employee moves to Colorado, and all of a sudden, your job posting needs a salary range, and your leave policy has developed regional…
- SEP 25she applied AGAIN???One employee is retiring, and another is reapplying. Lots of emotions involved with both!
- SEP 23retention is looking shaky Half a generation is eyeing the emergency exit BTW
- SEP 22Your Employees Are Using AI, and Absolutely Nobody Knows What Good Looks Like YetI regret to inform everyone that we’re going to keep talking about AI for a little while longer!
- SEP 22📓please define “AI-skilled” Quickly, before you tie it to someone’s performance rating and ruin their entire week!
- SEP 21buy or build?which path to pursue and why
- SEP 18Before Open Enrollment Takes Over Your Life, Could Your Benefits Improve Someone Else’s?Paid non-client. Views may not be representative. See G2 reviews. Learn more.
- SEP 18the compensation conspiracy The pay structure is raising eyebrows, and management is testing everyone’s last nerve.
- SEP 16sloooow doooownThe people building AI would like everyone to remain calm-ish
- SEP 144 years of I Hate it HereThe edition celebrates important milestones of I Hate it Here
- SEP 11acquired & abandoned How do you lead confidently when nobody upstairs will answer a damn email?
- SEP 9Information Overload Is Eating Up Half Your WorkdayListen…I’m NOT reading your 47-page memo, sorry!
- SEP 9when flexibility is fakeOffering flexibility means very little when using it gets you professionally grounded.
- SEP 7Vol 2: labor day then vs now100ish+ years… what’s changed - 2026 edition!
- SEP 420 years…now what?How to survive workplace sabotage and find your spark without fleeing into the woods.
- SEP 2hiring by hotness?The worst part about it is everyone still thinks they’re making objective decisions.
August 2026
- AUG 31Second JanuaryAKA September!! I have one sided beef and here's why
- AUG 28We’ve Personalized Everything at Work Except the ONE Thing That Matters MostThere’s nothing I hate more than a one size fits all approach.
- AUG 28Friendship request: deniedBeing approachable doesn’t mean your coworkers get a complimentary professionalism waiver.
- AUG 26the anti-DEI scam Imagine abandoning your programs for absolutely zero financial upside.
- AUG 24you’re the AI person nowNobody asked IF you wanted to be and yet… here HR is!
- AUG 21when HR gets HR’d Leadership won’t communicate, and your team won’t stop communicating about each other.
- AUG 20choose your burnout characterThere are a LOT of priorities fighting for your attention, so how do you choose which one needs you first?
- AUG 20Decoding the Hype: What’s Worth Your Panic TODAY, And What’s Just Noise🩺 Vitals check: patient’s pulse is racing, and they’re showing signs of exhaustion.
- AUG 19📓great tech, trash leadershipYou can’t just automate your way out of a toxic workplace, but plenty of corporate execs appear deeply committed to trying anyway.
- AUG 17fake(ish) values?Like Troy, I'm willing to bet on it. Find out how I know what’s real and what’s corporate theatre.
- AUG 14The Breakup You’ve Been Avoiding: You and Your Dead-Weight ATSYou know that feeling when you’re like 5 months into dating someone, and you catch yourself explaining their questionable behavior to your…
- AUG 14📓Lol @ SHRM certificationsWe’re questioning the credentials, but also helping brand new HR folks find a good way forward!
- AUG 12📓I’m tired of this, grandpaGen X is holding two generations together while employers offer the equivalent of thoughts and prayers.
- AUG 10the trust fall nobody wants to doare exit interviews the trust falls of corporate America?
- AUG 7leadership is leadershipping againHow do you lead when the people in charge keep choosing chaos?
- AUG 5you've been algorithm'd You SHOULDN'T USE AI for that - she screams into the void
- AUG 3did you actually unplug on PTO?orrrrr were you still checking in constantly?
July 2026
- JUL 31nobody trained you, huh?This week we're covering what happens when nobody trains you.
- JUL 29loyalty costs more nowA reminder that good culture doesn't cancel out being underpaid.
- JUL 27your 1:1 is doing the job of 4 meetingsstatus update, therapy sess, blocker removal, which is it?!
- JUL 24where’d you get bubbles?One boss won't stop oversharing, another org won't stop lying about its values.
- JUL 23I got scammed, now what? I fell prey to hiring fraud and here’s everything I learned.
- JUL 22hey…are we exclusive?Nobody's committing, but nobody's leaving either
- JUL 20kill the surveyinstead you are going to do this...
- JUL 17unsupported managers, uniteThis week: unaccountable bosses and the never-ending comp benchmarking
- JUL 15is this job real?You're competing with scammers for credibility & you don’t have much of a choice
- JUL 13day one, but make it goodyour first 90 days might be *the most* important!!
- JUL 10HR Has Plenty of Data, So Why Do Things STILL Feel Like Guesswork?When was the last time you made a people decision and felt completely confident you were seeing the full picture?
- JUL 10one org with NINE cultures???AI is complicating jobs, and PE firms are complicating company culture.
- JUL 8the robots f*cked upTurns out, humans were kinda necessary the whole time!
- JUL 6build mode: activatedThis quarter I’m activated in the way Lindsay Hubbard warned about
- JUL 3she’s avoiding HR completelyThe coworker who ghosts HR and the art of the graceful exit story.
- JUL 1men, look awayWomen-led companies have more women leaders.
June 2026
- JUN 29pick a path, any path Choose your own adventure, HR edition
- JUN 26500 humans & no backup Write-up in retaliation & 500 employees worth of recruiting as the one HR person
- JUN 25The $11.7 Trillion Well-being Wake-Up Call Your Exec Team Is Actively IgnoringPeople are using AI as their therapist, BTW.
- JUN 25$11.7 trillion ignored by leadership The return on prioritizing well-being is waaaay bigger than healthcare costs.
- JUN 24the doomjobbing epidemic, explainedThe hiring loop is pretty jacked up, and we all know it!
- JUN 22decoding departmentsWhat do diff departments want from HR? And how do you talk to them?
- JUN 19it’s not our fault, tbhYou can't retention-strategy your way out this
- JUN 18The Global Hiring Mistakes CEOs Are Too Confident to See ComingSomeone, somewhere right now, is managing international payroll in a spreadsheet.
- JUN 18401(k) drama incomingYour retirement plan might be creating legal risk right now. Let's talk about it
- JUN 17the ghostbusters of NYSooo, ghost jobs are illegal now (in New York, at least). Baby steps, people!
- JUN 15that's not HR's jobeven though everyone seems to think it is???
- JUN 12a divided, toxic officeWe’ve got accusations and lawlessness...and it’s exactly what you would expect.
- JUN 10TikTok taught them that?The employee AI rollout is happening with or without you... mostly without you.
- JUN 8nobody read your emailthe annoying aspect of presenting important info to stakeholders
- JUN 5The Term “AI Coaching” Is Cringe, But Thankfully the Concept Isn’tI have to admit that “AI coaching” is one of the cringiest terms to come out of the HR tech space in recent memory.
- JUN 5motivation with $0Proving impact through metrics + keeping people engaged without a budget.
- JUN 3employees quit bc of thisFront-line workers & leadership are in two universes, HR is stuck in the middle!
- JUN 1proving HR’s valuedidn't mean to trigger you on a Monday but here I am... pls don't hate me!!
May 2026
- MAY 29choose a sideOne person is taking up all your bandwidth
- MAY 28comp built on nothingSummer reviews are coming, and your managers are about to improvise.
- MAY 27did you forget too?Employee skills are atrophying thanks to AI, and ethics are being compromised.
- MAY 26Candidates Are Writing Their Confessional Booth Scripts About Your Company Right NowCandidates Are Writing Their Confessional Booth Scripts About Your Company Right Now You know that moment in basically every reality dating…
- MAY 25you need a day offYes, you!! And to help you i’m talking about what to do with a day off!
- MAY 21promoting the wrong peopleThe leaders people want and the leaders people have share zero traits in common
- MAY 20300+ applications and people are still missing hiring goals. Totally normal, right???
- MAY 19Why You Should Care About Women’s Health, Finances, and CareersWhy You Should Care About Women’s Health, Finances, and Careers You know what I look forward to every May, besides that one Justin…
- MAY 18the pace of the gameget ya head in the game, i'm so sorry sports analogies incoming…
- MAY 13$1.28M, but who's counting? Job scams and toxic managers are just a normal Wednesday around here!
- MAY 11are working moms okay?VOL 2 with an update for 2026… and the update is looking not good…
- MAY 6sir, this is a Wendy's Your next great hire is somewhere between the produce section and a party.
April 2026
- APR 30The World Is On Fire (Literally) and Your Employees Are Feeling ItThe World Is On Fire (Literally) and Your Employees Are Feeling It I have a confession to make…I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time…
- APR 23We’re All Disconnected, And Work Is Making It WorseWe’re All Disconnected, And Work Is Making It Worse We are living in a pretty strange moment, aren’t we?
- APR 16The Mental Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight at Your OfficeThe Mental Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight at Your Office I think we all know deep down that there’s a pretty significant mental health…
- APR 14Nobody Told You Payroll Could Do All ThisNobody Told You Payroll Could Do All This Real quick, can we just pour one out for a particular era of working in HR?
March 2026
- MAR 27The Ethical Hiring Dilemma: How to Use AI Without Becoming the VillainThe Ethical Hiring Dilemma: How to Use AI Without Becoming the Villain Why on earth are we letting robots make decisions that they aren’t…
- MAR 20Three Things Keeping CPOs & CHROs Up at Night (Besides Everything Else)Three Things Keeping CPOs & CHROs Up at Night (Besides Everything Else) Real quick, let me paint you a picture of what it looks like to be…
- MAR 19Your Blanket Policy Is IllegalThe Background Screening Playbook: Do’s, Don’ts, and How to Stay Compliant in 2026 Hiring is hard enough without accidentally alienating…
