I Hate It Here

What are companies getting wrong about parental leave? Well, quite a few things actually!

Allison Whalen the Co-founder and CEO at Parentaly joins as a guest this episode to discuss parental leave and how to support expecting parents! Her company Parentaly helps turn parental leave into a competitive advantage through coaching, planning and support services to expecting and new parents. 

Hebba and Allison discuss what companies get wrong about leave, how to think about leave as a competitive advantage and how to support all expecting parents regardless of how a family was formed. 

Join Hebba and Allison at this virtual event, discussing how to do parental leave right and fielding Q&As from viewers.

Thanks to our sponsors New Stand - partnering with companies to deliver better work experiences, including onsite and virtual team stores, employee rewards, and pop-up events. 

New Stand helps bridge the onsite - offsite gap for distributed teams with their premium wellbeing, community, and recognition programs. Learn how to bring joy to your team by visiting newstand.com

And The Predictive Index. Bonus payouts around the corner? Don't panic. The Predictive Index gives you (and your managers) the tools you need to create a more engaging culture. Go to trypi.com/hrt  to get started for free.

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00:00 Intro

03:45 Coming Back Strong

09:14 The Aha Moment

15:03 Communication On Your Terms

16:26 Getting Adoption Leave Right

18:30 Struggling With Terminology

22:13 Diving Into The Stats

27:07 Life And Work Past Birth

29:54 Giving Companies The Competitive Advantage

34:09 Support For Pregnancy Loss

When your team is fully remote, can you really create a sense of community?

Hebba’s guest on today’s episode is Jessica Winder, SVP of People at Refine Labs, and CEO and Founder of Hidden Gems, the career coaching service helping underrepresented job seekers through every stage of their career development.

Jessica and Hebba get straight into why Jessica felt moved to help others move upwards in their careers, the importance of putting in and sticking to boundaries in the workplace, and a Q&A session from listeners at the I Hate It Here virtual event where this episode was recorded.

Thanks to our sponsors New Stand - partnering with companies to deliver better work experiences, including onsite and virtual team stores, employee rewards, and pop-up events. 

New Stand helps bridge the onsite - offsite gap for distributed teams with their premium wellbeing, community, and recognition programs. Learn how to bring joy to your team by visiting newstand.com

And The Predictive Index. Bonus payouts around the corner? Don't panic. The Predictive Index gives you (and your managers) the tools you need to create a more engaging culture. Go to trypi.com/hrt  to get started for free.

And if you love HR Therapy, sign up to I Hate it Here, the newsletter for jaded, overworked and emotionally burned out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration.

https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/

Follow Jessica:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/refinelabsjessica/

Follow Hebba: 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef

The poles have never been further apart when it comes to employer vs employee expectations. Can HR help fix the problem?

Welcome to the first episode of the I Hate It Here podcast. Kicking off the season, Hebba Youssef, Head of People at Workweek, gets into conversation at a live event, with David Garcia, President of New Stand, and passionate campaigner for wellbeing at work.

Hebba and David dive into creating psychologically safe spaces, monitoring your own (and others’) emotional states, and how to manifest well-being as part of your company’s culture.

The pair throw open the floor for a live Q&A session from listeners, tackling the kinds of topics you were too afraid to talk about.

Thanks to our sponsors New Stand - partnering with companies to deliver better work experiences, including onsite and virtual team stores, employee rewards, and pop-up events. 

New Stand helps bridge the onsite - offsite gap for distributed teams with their premium well-being, community, and recognition programs. Learn how to bring joy to your team by visiting newstand.com

And The Predictive Index. Bonus payouts around the corner? Don't panic. The Predictive Index gives you (and your managers) the tools you need to create a more engaging culture. Go to trypi.com/hrt  to get started for free.

And if you love HR Therapy, sign up to I Hate it Here, the newsletter for jaded, overworked and emotionally burned out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration.

https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/

Follow David: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nycddg/

Follow Hebba: 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef

If HR is one of the most soul-crushing industries to work in, how come we’re not talking about it more?

I Hate it Here is the unflinching podcast for People professionals talking honestly and openly about HR and sharing best-in-class resources to make the hardest job in the world, a little bit easier.

Hosted by Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer and creator of the I Hate it Here podcast and newsletter at Workweek, this is the show for HR People who want to get things done right - even if they do feel dead inside.

You’ll hear from different people in the industry, not just the same old voices, sharing all the things you’re secretly thinking but never said out loud.

Each week Hebba will dive into a topic and discuss the questions most HR folks are afraid to ask, digging into real-life examples and giving solutions and strategies.

Season 1 drops soon with new episodes every week. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.