Human Workplace

09/12/2026

This is abusive and shouldn’t be legal, but it is.

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

Everybody knows preemployment personality tests are fake, right? It’s like hiring based on
Zodiac signs

09/11/2026

I understand why people go to an exit interview eager to tell the company everything it did wrong.

You want to send a message.

But frankly?

It’s a bad idea.

Your feedback won’t do any good.

The person leading your exit interview isn’t powerful enough to make the changes you want.

Most likely, they don’t even have the juice to get a meeting with the person who could make those changes.

And let's be honest: that leader isn't interested in your feedback anyway.

If the company cared about your opinions, they would’ve asked for them long before you gave notice.

Trying to teach people who have not asked for your teaching is something we do out of weakness, not strength.

Think about it like this:

Imagine you interviewed with a company three times, were treated terribly, and then got ghosted.

Six months later, they hire an expensive consulting firm to fix their recruiting.

The firm reaches out to you: “Can you please tell us in detail about your experience?”

For one split second, you think, “Hell yeah I will!”

But by the time you reply a few hours later, you are back in your calm, grounded state.

You write back: “Certainly, we can schedule a time for that. My cost for a one-hour consulting session is $250.”

You don’t care if they respond.

You have more important things going on than telling clueless organizations how to run their businesses.

They don’t deserve your advice for free.

Your current employer doesn't deserve your free consulting at your exit interview, either.

You can tell HR you’re too busy wrapping things up. Or, you can go to the interview and keep it entirely light: “Everything was great. I just found a better opportunity.”

You don’t have to tell them what really happened.

They had plenty of time to ask.

Stay in your power!

Have you ever used an exit interview to give a company an earful, or did you just walk out the door?

Let me know in the comments.

09/11/2026

Were you ever put on a PIP for no good reason?

09/10/2026

The more you think about this question, the more horrifying it gets.

They want you to explain what you were doing during your employment gap so they can evaluate your reason for not working.

They will decide whether you had a good enough reason for taking a break from the paid workforce.

They asked the question because they care.

Think about that mindset for a second.

They will hear your explanation and decide whether your situation warranted stepping off the conveyor belt, or not.

They are just meeting you for the first time and know nothing about you, but nonetheless they believe they get to decide when you get to stop working.

Can you imagine the hubris?

Can you imagine working for someone who believes they have a right to judge your personal, non-work related, private life decisions?

And let’s be completely honest: “What were you doing during this gap?” (which took place when you were not working and thus is part of your personal life, not your professional life) is an incredibly personal question.

There are people you know much better than you know this interviewer – neighbors, casual friends, extended family members and others – who don’t know the details of the time you took away from work.

But this complete stranger demands to know the details. They feel they have that right.

That’s terrifying.

The question exposes a sick, twisted, toxic worldview.

It’s a glowing neon red flag.

If they delve into your personal life now, what will it be like to work for them?

09/10/2026

September is the perfect time to stop and reflect on your path so far, and where you're headed -- with no pressure, no ten-step plan, just reflection.

Here's a new guided visualization, Where is Your Path Taking You?

https://vimeo.com/1225624093?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Share your thoughts in the comments, and here's to you!

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09/10/2026

Some cities are passing regulations to keep profitable employers from double dipping – taking your money both at the cash register and in the form of taxpayer-funded public assistance benefits for their full-time employees – benefits those employees wouldn’t need if their company paid them fairly.