Introduction

After a year off, HR After Dark returns with a quieter, more intentional voice. This episode traces the slow, unglamorous burnout of political overload, doomscrolling exhaustion, winter heaviness, HR emotional labor, law school stress, and the pressure to keep up with the world when your nervous system is asking for a timeout. It’s about stepping away, freezing before breaking, letting your body rest before your identity catches up, and finding your way back to creativity without chasing algorithms, weekly deadlines, or audience validation. If you’ve felt overwhelmed, overstimulated, scared for the future, tired of the news, or just done with everyone and everything...welcome. Low frequency. High quality. HR After Dark.

Today, we’re diving into a high-stakes legal and political issue that’s making waves in federal employment: mass terminations of federal probationary employees.We’re asking some big questions: 👉 Can the federal government legally fire hundreds of employees at once? Moreover, can a federal judge overrule the Office of Personnel Mangement? 👉 What civil service protections exist for probationary employees? 👉 If terminations are politically motivated, do employees have a legal right to fight back? 👉 And… when does a mass firing turn into a class action lawsuit?If you like this episode or any of my episodes, please be sure to rate and review. Make sure to follow me on social media - Instagram: @Hr_after_dark_podcast Tiktok: @Hr_after_dark I want to hear from you! Email me your workplace drama: [email protected]

This episode we dive into meaty HR drama, Lori Chavez-DeReamer is the new DOL secretary, political chaos may be headed straight for HR, we play a fun little game of "would you rather" and I answer the question: Can my employer legally hold my paycheck hostage?PRO Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/842Follow me on socials: tik tok @hr_after_darkinstagram: hr_after_dark_podcastEmail me your workplace stories: [email protected] and subscribe for more HR content you never knew you needed!

We’re talking about chaos at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (like, who’s actually in charge?!) and the federal layoff storm that’s got thousands of employees refreshing their emails in full panic mode plus Trump's LOSS in Wilcox v Trump.Hit subscribe to stay up to date on all of the employment and HR news.Follow me on tiktok @hr_after_darkEmail me your juicy workplace stories: [email protected]

Today, we’re talking about dreams—the dream of starting a family, the dream of financial stability, and why so many workers feel like both are slipping further out of reach. Grindr is stepping up its game by offering surrogacy benefits to its LGBTQ+ employees. We dive into the reality check on wage stagnation and one undeniable truth: what employers choose to invest in tells us a lot about who and what they truly value.

Clock in After dark listeners! This episode is packed with big corporate moves, legal shake-ups, and workforce dilemmas. From Best Buy sending employees to school, to Starbucks facing a lawsuit over DEI policies, and a growing crisis in student interest for high-demand industries—we’re breaking it all down.I want to hear from you! Send me your HR stories to be featured on the podcast.Email me: [email protected] me - Tiktok: @HR_after_darkHR Dive. (2024, February). Best Buy expands education benefits for all U.S. employees. HR Dive. https://www.hrdive.com/news/best-buy-expands-education-benefits-for-all-us-employees/740191/HR Dive. (2024, February). Starbucks sued over DEI policies, accused of race-based discrimination. HR Dive. https://www.hrdive.com/news/starbucks-dei-discrimination-missouri-lawsuit/740358/HR Dive. (2024, February). Students lack interest in high-demand industries. Employers can help. HR Dive. https://www.hrdive.com/news/students-lack-interest-in-high-demand-industries-employers-can-help/740227/

This week I break down ghosting as it applies to candidates and employers and share a new segment on "Is it HR approved?"

On this episode, we dive into 5 key HR facts and how they pertain to the every day employee. We also get to hear from a user submission on their HR nightmare scandal and I break down if there is a potential claim available to them.

Welcome to this silly little auditory experience. Join me each week as I yap your ear off and hopefully give you some fun facts about HR and Employment law, but put them in a real life perspective anyone can understand.