Performance reviews don’t actually assess your performance.
Two dreaded words have the power to ruin employees and People team’s day: performance reviews. GAH I tense up writing those words. I’ve never met a People team that enjoys performance reviews. If you do, drop me a line please! Reviews are easy to deploy thanks to great softwares but a freakin’ pain in the…
Read MoreThe office isn’t inclusive.
What do I mean? I’ll never forget the summer of 2020. The first summer of the pandemic, the rise of remote work and corporate America FINALLY addressing systemic racism. The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor inspired nationwide protests and a demand for accountability. Call me naive, but it felt like things were changing…
Read MoreNew Era of Pay Transparency is Here
What’s happening? For far too long pay has been a mystery for employees and jobseekers and it’s by design. But, certain states are passing laws challenging everything we know. With a distributed workforce and remote hiring, People teams need to be aware of laws that could impact their hiring efforts in certain states. Here’s what…
Read MoreI Hate it Here
Welcome to I Hate it Here, a safe space for jaded, overworked and emotionally burned out HR/People Operations professionals who need a little inspiration to tackle the newest dumpster fire of the week. I Hate it Here is a weekly newsletter by People Leader veteran Hebba Youssef. Each week, Hebba will deliver insights, learnings, and…
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