WTF is Business Casual
Buckle up for real HR stories that'll make you laugh, cringe, and thank your lucky stars you're not that guy.
WTF is Business Casual is the HR podcast where two seasoned consultants—Sarah Bursten and Jenny Lavey, co-founders of RiseHR—dish on wild workplace fails, toxic bosses, employee drama, and leadership gone wrong. With 35+ years of combined experience in HR, leadership development, and people management, they offer surprisingly useful advice wrapped in real talk and hilarious storytelling.
If you’re an HR professional, small business owner, people manager, or just someone who’s survived office politics, this show is for you.
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Hosted by Sarah Bursten & Jenny Lavey | RiseHR
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WTF is Business Casual
Gen Z at Work: Lazy, Loud, or the Wake-Up Call Corporate Needed?
Gen Z has officially entered the chat and corporate America isn’t ready.
Jenny and Sarah rip into the chaos (and low-key brilliance) of the newest generation in the workplace. Are they entitled job hoppers with no soft skills… or the only ones brave enough to call BS on burnout culture?
Spoiler: it’s complicated — and very, very human.
They unpack everything from Gen Z’s allergy to fake leadership to why they’ll quit faster than you can say “circle back.” Plus, the hosts drag every generation (including their own) through the mud for good measure.
You’ll get:
- The truth about Gen Z’s “bad attitude” and why it’s actually a boundary
- How pandemic schooling and parenting styles rewired workplace expectations
- Real talk on feedback, flexibility, and why managers need to grow up too
- The tension between “just do your job” and “I need meaning in my job”
- A mirror moment for HR pros who keep trying to lead with policies instead of people
Because every generation swears the next one’s the problem, but maybe Gen Z’s just the first one bold enough to say the quiet part out loud.
Hit play.
Laugh a little, cringe a lot, and maybe rethink how you talk about “kids these days.”
