Toot or Boot

By WRKdefined Podcast Network

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: Management

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 52

Description

Toot or Boot brings you unfiltered conversations about work — straight from HR insiders who aren’t afraid to tell the truth. With a rotating crew of progressive HR leaders, we break down the latest news and trends to show what’s really happening and why it matters for your job. Whether you’re in HR or just trying to survive your 9-to-5, expect real talk, practical advice, and the occasional laugh to get you through the chaos of modern work. To find out more, check out tootorboot.com

Episode Date
When Disengagement Is Really Self-Protection
Mar 10, 2026
The ongoing trouble with SHRM
Dec 16, 2025
The chaos inside modern hiring systems
Dec 09, 2025
The High Cost of Being “Nice” at Work
Dec 02, 2025
What authenticity at work really means
Nov 25, 2025
The employees are not OK
Nov 18, 2025
The CEOs are not OK
Nov 11, 2025
What in the H-1B is going on?
Oct 28, 2025
When Black Women Get Pushed Out of Work
Oct 21, 2025
Moderna merges HR and IT, the price of office politics, and is sustainable scaling achievable?
Jun 05, 2025
The cost of DEI rollbacks, the new employer-employee relationship , and the human cost of content moderation
May 27, 2025
A hard job market for new college grads, the cost of declining employee wellbeing, a bold child care policy
May 20, 2025
The workplace triple threat: Disengagement, RTOs, and Fake AI Applicants
May 13, 2025
Target's DEI rollbacks hit their bottom line, LGBTQ discrimination on the rise, and quiet cracking
Apr 29, 2025
Workplace Accessibility: How policy changes like RTOs disproportionately impact employees with disabilities
Apr 22, 2025
Meta's "do not rehire" list, the decline of workplace friendships, and HR teams too stretched to action employee feedback
Apr 15, 2025
Tokyo's 4-day workweek, resignation by proxy, and a low status desk
Apr 08, 2025
April Fools - can we tell the real headlines from the fake?
Apr 01, 2025
Live in Las Vegas at Transform
Mar 25, 2025
Get on board or get out buyout tactics, sex discrimination and revenge quitting
Mar 18, 2025
Ageism, career catfishing, and a 10-year low for US employee engagement
Mar 11, 2025
JPMorgan CEO hates on remote work, Britain takes on flexible working, and work-life balance
Mar 04, 2025
Meta lays off "low performers," AI's guardrails in Oz, and DOGE spyware
Feb 25, 2025
What is burnout? And why is it so prevalent in HR?
Feb 18, 2025
What 2025 holds for RTOs and why Americans may be accepting lower salaries
Feb 11, 2025
Anticipated employment law changes, soft quitting, and the new deputy labor secretary
Feb 04, 2025
HR preps for new administration, Apple pushes back on anti-DEI, and reverse discrimination lawsuits
Jan 28, 2025
2025 HR Predictions: Toot-worthy or Boot-worthy?
Jan 21, 2025
All things DEI with Vijay and Tara
Jan 14, 2025
Candidates love-bombed and ghosted, the return of bro culture, and volunteering as a wellbeing program
Jan 07, 2025
The Golden Toots and Coal-filled Boots of 2024
Dec 17, 2024
Elon to X remote work, RTOs as retaliation, and what employees really value
Dec 09, 2024
Managers' toxic positivity, the legacy of Steve Jobs' leadership style, and a 2025 quitting spree?
Dec 03, 2024
Employee wellbeing and trust in leadership declines, and Meta fires staff over meal vouchers
Nov 25, 2024
The Trouble with SHRM
Nov 19, 2024
Polyworking, AI surveillance of workers, and why HR is getting tougher
Nov 14, 2024
Workday wellness check, supercommutes, and Dell's last minute RTO
Oct 22, 2024
The HR Leadership exodus, flat hierarchies and the 25-year high of EEOC disability discrimination charges
Oct 08, 2024
Amazon's RTO, more tech layoffs, and the myth of in-office culture
Oct 01, 2024
Gen Z's sick days, the meeting industrial complex, and centering employees
Sep 24, 2024
Founder mode, right-to-disconnect, and social activism in orgs
Sep 17, 2024
Messy in Texas - overtime laws, noncompetes and The Great Detachment
Sep 10, 2024
DEI rollbacks and the politics of Silicon Valley VCs
Sep 03, 2024
The gig economy, RTOs, and feedback - do they adversely impact women?
Aug 27, 2024
Revenge of the HR Trends
Aug 20, 2024
Is HR Miserable? And the death of summer Fridays
Aug 13, 2024
A 6 day work week, the broken rung, and Citi's paid parental leave
Aug 06, 2024
Is Gen Z hard to work with? And what are Gen Z and Gen X's retirements looking like?
Jul 30, 2024
Do careers need a higher purpose? And what letting people get away with transforms your culture
Jul 23, 2024
The rise of AI "workers" and MEI
Jul 16, 2024
Mandatory vacation, mental health, and carewashing
Jul 09, 2024
The SHRM keynote that wasn't, the happy hour job interview, and PIPs
Jul 02, 2024