🗞️ Here’s the Tea:

🔎 Workday’s hiring AI is under fire for alleged age bias

The TL;DR: Workday’s job-screening AI is at the center of a growing lawsuit, now open to others claiming they were rejected for jobs because they’re over 40. Plaintiffs say the AI system denied them in minutes (sometimes outside business hours) based on age, race, and disability. Workday denies bias, but the court’s decision means this could set a serious precedent for every company using AI in hiring.

My POV: If you’re relying on AI to screen candidates, this case should be an eye-opener!

It’s not just about whether the tool was “designed” to discriminate, it’s about what YOUR DATA teaches it to do. 

The tech may be smart, but it’s learning from us… and if your hiring history is biased, your AI might be too!

Before you lean on automation, take a real, honest look at what it’s learning from, and what that says about your culture.

🎙️ Mic Drop Moment:

“If you’re celebrating someone and it feels forced, they’re going to feel that energy. Connection doesn’t come from checking a box.”

On the mic this week: Ross Langley is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Snappy, where he helps HR teams build impactful, experience-driven recognition programs. With a front-row seat to the challenges facing people leaders today, Ross brings both creativity and empathy to designing thoughtful ways to celebrate employees.

Pin this:

• Connection at work starts with intentional, personalized moments. Timing and thoughtfulness matter!
• Recognition is not one-size-fits-all, so ask employees how they want to be celebrated.
• Experiential gifts often create stronger emotional memories than physical ones.
• Gifting should be integrated into key milestones (onboarding, anniversaries, big wins) to feel meaningful, not forced.

My H*ly Sh*t Moment:  The fact that one wrong gift, especially one that ignores someone’s values or preferences, can actually DAMAGE a relationship? Recognition is too powerful to be treated casually!!

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📊 Data Is My Love Language:

Stat: 14 states have a worker shortage, with North Dakota and South Dakota being the most severe.

My spiral: The national average might make it seem like we’re balanced, but when you zoom in, most states can’t fill their open roles, which is kind of wild?

This isn’t just about numbers, it’s about geographic mismatch, skills gaps, and the real pressure that puts on hiring teams trying to fill essential roles. 

If you’re not rethinking your recruiting strategy, upskilling initiatives, or relocation incentives, you probably could. Just saying!

BTW, there’s an interactive map in the link that you can click through if you want to see where your state lands!