Send us a text Tis our Christmas Eve special — and we’re diving into the stuff HR teams never forget… even when they try. Siobhán shares anonymised “HR nightmares at Christmas” stories that range from jaw-dropping (a motorboating incident with a very questionable defence) to the painfully familiar (people passed out in toilets, tears in the loo, and the post-party investigations nobody wants). We also get into the messy reality of workplace hookups, the risks around power dynamics and...
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Send us a text Tis our Christmas Eve special — and we’re diving into the stuff HR teams never forget… even when they try. Siobhán shares anonymised “HR nightmares at Christmas” stories that range from jaw-dropping (a motorboating incident with a very questionable defence) to the painfully familiar (people passed out in toilets, tears in the loo, and the post-party investigations nobody wants). We also get into the messy reality of workplace hookups, the risks around power dynamics and...
Christmas Special 2: HR’s Christmas Party Dilemma: Boundaries, Booze & Being Blamed
Why Not? & What If?
14 minutes
3 weeks ago
Christmas Special 2: HR’s Christmas Party Dilemma: Boundaries, Booze & Being Blamed
Send us a text HR gets labelled “the police” at Christmas parties… and somehow also “the fun sponges”. In this episode, Andy and Siobhán talk about the reality of attending work socials when you’re the person everyone assumes will step in, calm things down, and clean up the aftermath — even though HR aren’t there to break up fights, and definitely shouldn’t be expected to put themselves in harm’s way. We get into the awkward moments (“Careful what you say… HR’s here”), the pressur...
Why Not? & What If?
Send us a text Tis our Christmas Eve special — and we’re diving into the stuff HR teams never forget… even when they try. Siobhán shares anonymised “HR nightmares at Christmas” stories that range from jaw-dropping (a motorboating incident with a very questionable defence) to the painfully familiar (people passed out in toilets, tears in the loo, and the post-party investigations nobody wants). We also get into the messy reality of workplace hookups, the risks around power dynamics and...
