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Apr 2025
42m 31s

SHRM Should Be Ashamed

Warren Workman & CeeCee
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Send us a text What happens when an analytical HR professional decides to break down every session at a state SHRM conference? The results are both hilarious and disheartening. Warren meticulously categorized all 64 breakout sessions and discovered that a staggering two-thirds could only be classified as "whimsical" - filled with motivational speaking and fe ... Show More
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