When we talk about the restaurant, retail, and hospitality, there are corporations, then there are small business owners, and then there are workers. And right now, they all have individual challenges due to COVID-19 and civil unrest in many cities. The hospitality industry service workers have taken a hit in our economy. Some workers and…
Punk Rock HR Episode 113: The hospitality industry has suffered tremendously because of COVID. The jobs the industry provides, well, they’re the backbone of American families. This week, Jim Knight joins me to talk about the recession, staying motivated, and being resilient in hard times. We go deep into the retail, hospitality, and foodservice industries…
No matter what job you have, there will be some tasks or elements that you don’t like. But what about when it feels like every day you’re unhappy? If the economy was great and the war for talent was still raging, I would say sure, start looking for a new job. But it’s 2020, and…
This week’s Punk Rock HR platform is all about a unified theme: looking for work. Tomorrow’s podcast features Amanda Nachman, founder of College Magazine and author of #QUALIFIED: You Are More Impressive Than You Realize, who’s helping you tackle impostor syndrome and get the job you want. This week’s newsletter answers, “What do I wear…
There’s a run on bacon. Seriously. While I am a vegetarian, the idea of a bacon shortage filled me with questions about the food production industry. Are the workers in the plants low paid? Are they working in terrible environments? What’s going on? I also had questions about how meat is made. What’s the myth?…
Many years ago, I had a blog called Punk Rock HR, which now happens to be the name of my podcast. The blog was my way of disrupting the status quo within the HR profession. It is still talked about within many HR circles. I just love a good disruptor. Don’t you? And, disruption isn’t…
Punk Rock HR Episode 107: One of the weirder stories to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis is that we might have a bacon shortage. Yeah, seriously. Now, I’m a vegetarian, and I have a lot of assumptions about how meat is made. But, a lack of bacon? That didn’t sound right to me. So I…
There are very few people I care about, but my childhood best friend, April, is one of them. When she told me she had COVID-19, I was terrified. She has since recovered, and I am happy she is okay. Her experience, as well as so many others, got me thinking about the world of work post-COVID19. Before…
Punk Rock HR Episode 106: How are brands like Warby Parker or Casper Mattress re-shaping the way we make purchases in the 21st century? Well, Larry Ingrassia, my guest this week, is going to tell us. Larry is a former journalist, and editor turned author of the book, Billion Dollar Brand Club: How Dollar Shave…
Punk Rock HR Episode 105: If you are like many, you may be wondering what you would do if you came down with COVID-19 and how you would maneuver the testing process, treatment, and recovery. Well, April Matan, my childhood bestie, is on the podcast today to share her experience. April is an HR-professional turned…
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