Whatever you’ve encountered in your experiences in HR, if it didn’t involve work-time tattoos or a hamster as part of a white elephant gift exchange, then buckle up. HR Besties podcast co-host Jamie Jackson shares some frighteningly funny stories on this special Halloween episode. As she does on her own platform, @humorous_resources, Jamie finds the after-the-fact funny in some serious – and sometimes not so serious – workplace situations where she and her team of HR professionals had to get involved. Discover how she leveled these situations with levity.

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Topics include:

00:00 – Episode preview and guest introduction

01:23 – Meet Jamie Jackson

04:14 – A Halloween costume gets tagged

04:47 – Price Is Right, but the place is wrong

07:56 – Know the Halloween dress code policy

09:41 – All-hands meeting becomes T-Rex dance party

12:04 – Lock your door for meetings

13:47 – Tattooing at work and social media posts don’t mix

16:07 – Does “don’t tattoo at work” need to be a handbook policy?

18:57 – What makes the strangest white elephant gift?

20:42 – A hamster certainly is a shock-and-awe gift

23:05 – “No live animal” gifts does make the handbook

24:41 – Open enrollment and deer hunting season overlap

26:05 – Keeping a calendar saves a marriage

27:15 – Wrap up and thank you

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The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.

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