<![CDATA[Workplace Shambles]]>🎙️ Two anonymous HR besties working in Irish healthcare, finding the funny side of public-sector life.

Meetings, management emails, union confusion, workplace chaos and the dreaded “Can you just…?”

No names. No workplaces. Just relatable shambles, plenty of laughs and one very judgmental eyebrow. 🤨

Same workplace. Different shambles.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:27:04 GMTSun, 11 Oct 2026 14:49:36 GMT60Anonymous HR Besties<p>🎙️ Two anonymous HR besties working in Irish healthcare, finding the funny side of public-sector life.</p><p>Meetings, management emails, union confusion, workplace chaos and the dreaded “Can you just…?”</p><p>No names. No workplaces. Just relatable shambles, plenty of laughs and one very judgmental eyebrow. 🤨</p><p>Same workplace. Different shambles.</p>episodicAnonymous HR Bestieslouis@stfo.ioyes<![CDATA[The Work to Rule Shambles]]>In this episode of Workplace Shambles, two HR professionals explore the humorous side of HR work, discussing the challenges and absurdities they encounter in the workplace. They cover topics such as workplace dynamics, union communications, and the role of informal sources in understanding what's happening in the workplace. In this episode of Workplace Shambles, the hosts explore the humorous side of HR and workplace dynamics, focusing on topics like industrial action, job responsibilities, and the complexities of communication within organisations. They highlight the absurdities of workplace situations while emphasising the importance of humour in navigating these challenges

Takeaways

  • Humour in HR challenges
  • Importance of communication in workplace Humor in HR challenges
  • Navigating workplace chaos

Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction to Workplace Shambles
  • 01:21 The Humorous Side of HR
  • 01:51 ACT 1 - Industrial Action Has Entered The Building
  • 02:17 ACT 2 - The Information Chain
  • 02:49 ACT 3 - What does work to rule mean?
  • 03:25 ACT 4 - The Job Description
  • 03:48 ACT 5 - "While You're There"
  • 04:22 ACT 6 - Enter the stroke committee
  • 04:42 ACT 7 - The Great Phone Debate
  • 05:15 ACT 8 - The government enters the chat
  • 06:01 ACT 9 - THE WRC
  • 06:36 ACT 10 - The government/union awkwardness
  • 07:13 ACT 11 - The strike committee reacts
  • 07:37 ACT 12 - HR in the middle
  • 08:03 ACT 13 - Goodwill
  • 08:29 ACT 14 - Overtime
  • 08:45 ACT 15 - The unionised HR professionals
  • 09:14 ACT 16 - The eyebrow
  • 09:47 ACT 17 - What happens next?
  • 10:19 ACT 18 - The final phone call
  • 10:36 OUTRO
]]>1045208f-6d8b-4b10-b5bb-70dcffca6184Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:54:44 GMT<p>In this episode of Workplace Shambles, two HR professionals explore the humorous side of HR work, discussing the challenges and absurdities they encounter in the workplace. They cover topics such as workplace dynamics, union communications, and the role of informal sources in understanding what's happening in the workplace. In this episode of Workplace Shambles, the hosts explore the humorous side of HR and workplace dynamics, focusing on topics like industrial action, job responsibilities, and the complexities of communication within organisations. They highlight the absurdities of workplace situations while emphasising the importance of humour in navigating these challenges</p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Humour in HR challenges</li><li>Importance of communication in workplace Humor in HR challenges</li><li>Navigating workplace chaos</li></ul><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Introduction to Workplace Shambles</li><li>01:21 The Humorous Side of HR</li><li>01:51 ACT 1 - Industrial Action Has Entered The Building</li><li>02:17 ACT 2 - The Information Chain</li><li>02:49 ACT 3 - What does work to rule mean?</li><li>03:25 ACT 4 - The Job Description</li><li>03:48 ACT 5 - "While You're There"</li><li>04:22 ACT 6 - Enter the stroke committee</li><li>04:42 ACT 7 - The Great Phone Debate</li><li>05:15 ACT 8 - The government enters the chat</li><li>06:01 ACT 9 - THE WRC</li><li>06:36 ACT 10 - The government/union awkwardness</li><li>07:13 ACT 11 - The strike committee reacts</li><li>07:37 ACT 12 - HR in the middle</li><li>08:03 ACT 13 - Goodwill</li><li>08:29 ACT 14 - Overtime</li><li>08:45 ACT 15 - The unionised HR professionals</li><li>09:14 ACT 16 - The eyebrow</li><li>09:47 ACT 17 - What happens next?</li><li>10:19 ACT 18 - The final phone call</li><li>10:36 OUTRO</li></ul>no00:11:5411The Work to Rule Shamblesfull