I Hate It Here

I Hate It Here is the podcast that says out loud what most HR professionals are thinking but would never put in a Slack message. Host Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workweek, brings a candid, often funny take on the absurdities and genuine frustrations of working in people management. Now in its eleventh season with 117 episodes, the show typically runs 50 to 60 minutes, giving Hebba room to really dig into a topic rather than skim the surface. Recent episodes have tackled toxic leadership myths, the death of traditional career ladders, generational friction in the workplace, and how grief shows up at work in ways most employee handbooks completely ignore. The conversations get personal -- this is not a show that hides behind corporate language or sanitized case studies. Hebba draws on her own experience leading people teams and brings in guests who are equally willing to be honest about what is broken. Rated 4.6 from 55 reviews, the show has built a strong community through an associated newsletter and YouTube channel with exclusive content. If you are burned out on polished HR content that pretends everything is fine, this podcast will feel like a relief.