Six followers and a dream 😂 This week we dive head-first into the corporate funhouse: performance reviews that make no sense, HR math that… isn’t math, and a two-parter rebellion that turns wage-secrecy on its head. Grab your coffee and your PTO.HR Lied, Twice: Market-rate “adjustments,” 33% ≠ “half,” and a robotics specialist haggling over $1.75.Six followers and a dream 😂 This week we dive head-first into the corporate funhouse: performance reviews that make no sense, HR math that… isn’t math, and a two-parter rebellion that turns wage-secrecy on its head. Grab your coffee and your PTO.• HR Lied, Twice: Market-rate “adjustments,” 33% ≠ “half,” and a robotics specialist haggling over $1.75.• Two-Parter: The Most Rebellious HR Moment Ever: A respected employee quits, asks everyone to share wages, and chaos ensues—walkouts, “company needs vs. selfish desires,” and… the cops?! [Part 1] and [Part 2]• Tales from HR: From “we’ll help you improve” to a PIP with no plan and a surprise firing. Red flags everywhere.Breakroom Banter (articles & rabbit holes)Tariffs & a Flash Crash: One announcement, markets tumble, crypto face-plants, someone makes $$$ shorting. Love that for us 🙃Tron: Ares? Mixed reviews = we’ll stream it when it’s free.Pokémon “Tamagotchi” Poké-Ball: 157 pals, color touch screen—unclear if Pikachu poops. Critical info pending.• Tariffs & a Flash Crash: One announcement, markets tumble, crypto face-plants, someone makes $$$ shorting. Love that for us 🙃• Tron: Ares? Mixed reviews = we’ll stream it when it’s free.• Pokémon “Tamagotchi” Poké-Ball: 157 pals, color touch screen—unclear if Pikachu poops. Critical info pending.• AI Ads That Actually Work: A 10-minute tamale spot triples business; chaos > overproduced.• Ancient Microbes Revived: Permafrost says “surprise!”—life wakes up after ~40,000 years.• How Often Should You Shower? Dr. James Hamblin’s five-year no-soap experiment (shower when you need to, not when vibes say you must).• Hiring Reality Check: Referrals rule; “be social” beats “spray & pray” resumes.• Remote ≠ Lazy: 4-year study: happier, less burned out, more productive. Autonomy > fake team-building.• AI at Work: Master it, then get replaced by it? Companies chasing savings without SMEs—what could go wrong.• Butterfly Wing Transplant: A monarch gets a second chance. 🦋 (Plant milkweed, save the goth fairies.)DistractionsFinished Alice in Borderland (short season...we’re hopeful for a part two).Didn’t see Tron: Ares (yet).Gina’s car button lives!Gary streamed Palia twice; DoorDash provided side-quests.We want to hear from you:👉 What’s your distraction this week? Tell us in the Q&A/poll!Send us your work stories (retail, HR, malicious compliance, all of it):📧 NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.comFollow & watch our clips:IG/TikTok @NeedNotApplyPod | YouTube Need Not Apply PodcastListen & subscribe. New Episodes every Wednesday 5:00 AM ET.If HR asks… you didn’t hear it from us. 😉 Punch out, pals.Need Not Apply Podcast, work comedy podcast, workplace stories, HR horror stories, antiwork, wage transparency, salary secrecy, pay equity, performance reviews, performance improvement plan, corporate BS, market rate, salary negotiation, crypto crash, tariffs on China, stock market tumble, retail stories, TalesFromRetail, r/antiwork, HR Karen, toxic workplace, quitting stories, walkouts, pay discrimination, paternal leave disparity, share your wages, remote work, work-life balance, burnout, referral hiring, job referrals, Scott Galloway, Mark Andreessen, AI at work, AI layoffs, ChatGPT productivity, AI marketing, viral ad, Original Tamale Company, Pokémon Tamagotchi, digital pet, nostalgia, Tron Ares, Alice in Borderland, permafrost microbes, ancient microbes, monarch butterfly rescue, butterfly wing transplant, milkweed, weekly distractions, comedy banter, Gina Cavallo, Gary cohost, NeedNotApplyPod,
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Oct 29 20251 hr and 13 mins