Hosted by Hebba Youssef
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 where People professionals to talk honestly and openly about HR, sharing best-in-class resources to make the hardest job in the world that little bit easier.
139 episodes · publishes weekly · latest 2026-06-22 · ~54 min/episode
Rank
#3676
Substance
58.0
/ 100
Breakdown
Scored 2026-07
Updated monthly
Across the index
#3676 of 6183
Substance
Top 59%
outscores 41% of the index
I Hate It Here ranks #3676 on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 58.0 out of 100, scored across 1 recent episode. It scores highest on insight density and specificity & evidence. The episode offers a handful of genuinely useful, practitioner-level specifics - California final-paycheck law, the 40+ age rule for separation agreements, the SBI feedback framework, and applying product-style user stories to HRIS selection - but is heavily diluted by filler commentary, self-deprecating asides, and a horror-story segment that is pure entertainment with no instructional value.
Averaged across 1 recently scored episode, with cited evidence.
The episode offers a handful of genuinely useful, practitioner-level specifics - California final-paycheck law, the 40+ age rule for separation agreements, the SBI feedback framework, and applying product-style user stories to HRIS selection - but is heavily diluted by filler commentary, self-deprecating asides, and a horror-story segment that is pure entertainment with no instructional value.
“Textio reports on this...that a lot of women in underrepresented groups actually don't get feedback on their performance. They get feedback more on things like personality.”
“you do not want to walk into a termination and be surprised about anything happening from where the person is located to how old they are”
The recommendation to skip performance reviews entirely on the first pass and build a feedback muscle first is a mildly contrarian take, and applying software-style user stories to HR system selection is a fresh angle; however, the episode leans heavily on well-worn frameworks (SBI, radical candor) and broad advice that circulates widely in HR circles.
“if I was going to do performance reviews for the first time ever, what would I do differently? One, I might not actually do them.”
“I don't think a termination just needs to happen on a Friday. I think it can happen on any day of the week if it's the time to do it.”
This is a solo episode with no external guest; the host is a working HR leader with clear practitioner credibility - she navigates real legal specifics, references concrete past mistakes, and demonstrates operational depth - but is not an exceptionally senior or widely influential figure, and the solo format limits the range of expertise on offer.
“this person is in California, which, if you've ever terminated someone in California, you know, there are very strict laws around how you have to process their last paycheck”
“I've worked at a lot of startups for four venture backed startups”
The episode earns credit for citing the Textio report by name, correctly articulating California wage law and the ADEA 40+ review-period rule, and recommending a concrete five-to-seven question ceiling for reviews; however, no data, metrics, timelines, or dollar figures are provided to substantiate broader claims, and the horror stories, while vivid, are anonymous anecdotes.
“the employee was over the age of 40, which we all know means they have a different timeline when they are set to their separation agreement”
“In California, you have to make sure you process their final day of pay...we were able to process it and get it over to him in the same day”
As a solo monologue, the episode has no interviewer dynamic, follow-up questions, or productive disagreement; the host meanders frequently, interrupts her own train of thought with meta-commentary, and the structure is loose enough that key points get buried in self-aware asides about the format itself.
“Wow. How many times in this episode do you think I'm going to say first?”
“I really chose chaos for the season finale. Right? I went. I went for it.”
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