Jaded HR · 2026-05-07 · 35 min
Send us Fan Mail Quiet Cracking, AI Trust, and Training the Next Generation After an unexpected week off, the hosts catch up on a kitchen remodel and debate gas versus electric cooking, then touch on Cinco de Mayo drinks and missed Star Wars Day plans. They shift to workplace trends, defining “quiet cracking” as employees who are burned out and disengaged but staying due to an unstable job market, alongside “job hugging,” and discuss low applicant flow, burnout at big tech, and the need for real PTO. The conversation turns to AI-driven layoffs, distrust and unclear use cases for AI at work, and tools like Copilot, Gemini, Cowork, NotebookLM, and Spark AI for planning, coaching managers, role-playing difficult conversations, and studying - while warning about hallucinations and cringe-worthy copy-paste AI emails. They also discuss kids’ screen-heavy schooling, Gen Z tech skill gaps in onboarding, IBM tripling entry-level roles, and the value of interns and early-career training, ending with a note about launching their first YouTube episode. Support the show
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