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S10 E10: HR in 2026 - Wishes, Warnings, and Demands Podcast Episode · I Hate It Here · 12/29/2025 · 44m

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Hey yall, things have gotten quite dire and I’m looking for a miracle, today, so if you can continue to share and donate I would sincerely appreciate it. Thank you so much.

🎶 On the 10th day of Workforce Wisdom, TRAP Chat gave to me…a systems check for equitable hiring. 🎶

Episode 10 is LIVE w/ @ttara.bsky.social.

A candid look at performative change, AI missteps, & what equity in hiring actually requires.

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Workplace Tales Unfolded: Gidget's Corporate Conundrum Continues Dive into Part 4 of "Gidget Ignores Red Flags" - a witty, behind-the-scenes exploration of workplace storytelling that blends real experiences with creative narrative and humor.

For those following my workplace fictions series, I just dropped a new installment. It’s…timely. equityact.beehiiv.com/p/gidget-ign...

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

Gidget Ignores Red Flags - Part 3 - The Leadership Offsite Dive into the third installment of "Gidget Ignores Red Flags" - a witty, behind-the-scenes look at workplace dynamics and storytelling from an insider's perspective.

I've created a micro fiction series on the workplace. I am passionate about telling the stories of those who are overlooked, the only, or ignored at work. I just dropped Part 3 of my Gidget Ignores Red Flag series. Please read, share, and subscribe! equityact.beehiiv.com/p/gidget-ign...

YouTube video by The Recruitment Events Co. RecFest Resolves USA: T. Tara Turk Haynes

Will I see you in Nashville this year?

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Whew. I would just pack my pens and go after this, Taylor.

YouTube video by Equity Activations Inclusive Storytelling is a business game changer

Inclusive storytelling makes your lived experiences a valuable branding strategy.

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Gidget Ignores Red Flags - Part 2 Dive into the second part of Gidget's workplace saga, revealing hidden truths and red flags in this candid, humorous exploration of corporate life and personal resilience.

I started a micro fiction series about workplace. The latest is my part two to Gidget Ignores Red Flags. Please read, comment, and share! equityact.beehiiv.com/p/gidget-ign...

Haven’t read the paper yet but in the interest of rigor, I share an excerpt from a write up about the study. It finds that AI is better than humans at interviewing job candidates.

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Black Women at Work: Shifting Towards a Soft Abundance! YouTube video by 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭

I sat down with Orlando Haynes (still seeing if we are family somehow) to talk about Black women at work and soft abundance. m.youtube.com/live/0wWIUJ9...

Vatican dunking on Trump for thinking he can be Pope

Gotta love @vaticancity.bsky.social using @linkedin.com for this Hat tip: @ttara.bsky.social

Just add Easy Apply.

YouTube video by Equity Activations All remote work is not remote work. #remotejobs

All remote work isn’t really remote work. Like the video? Subscribe! youtube.com/shorts/fc-eL...

The Way We Work: An Equity Activations Resource Navigating modern workplaces with equity, insight, and purpose.

My latest workplace edition dropped and we talk about hiring, Women’s History Month, monthly meetings, and work is complicated. equityact.beehiiv.com

Work Is Complicated

Did y'all know a new edition of The Way We Work dropped today?

We talk about hiring, staff meetings, complicated work, time management and Women's History Month. You may also catch a glimpse of of my very necessary Le Creuset pieces.
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She advanced DEI at her university. Her son-in-law, Vice President JD Vance, wants to end it nationwide. Lakshmi Chilukuri helped create a pilot course on race, ethnicity and gender in biology and medicine.

Holidays must be fun.

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It only took a day for LA Times' new AI tool to sympathize with the KKK Insights, a new Los Angeles Times AI-powered summary and "bias meter" tool, offered a rosy perspective on the Ku Klux Klan in Orange County.

SMDH.

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The amount of people driving in Los Angeles who recall nothing from drivers ed or the drivers manual is astounding.

At Oscars, 'No Other Land' co-directors call for national rights for Palestinians The Oscar-winning documentary, made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, follows the displacement of rural Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The Oscar-winning documentary, made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, follows the displacement of rural Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

I have been saying this for two years. Companies are not hiring at the same rate and they are laying people off. This market is stalled. And I don’t think this current administration cares to do anything to make change like past ones would. Everyone is affected.

The Job Market Is Frozen Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?

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Mark Zuckerberg in a hoodie.

Trayvon Martin in a hoodie.

Just look at how we view hoodies. On Mark Zuckerberg, the hoodie is a symbol of whiz kid meritocracy breaking norms and developing the New Economy. On people like Trayvon Martin, the hoodie is sometimes seen as proof of criminality. Again, it's about the bodies beneath the clothes.

This is me and my stress levels right now.

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Bars!!

“The Dunning-Kruger effect is where someone with limited knowledge overestimates their expertise. Reading something online can create an illusion of understanding, but real expertise comes from deeper study, critical thinking, and experience.” Stephanie Felix

Will the NABJ be addressing MSNBC? Has the NAACP?