WTF is Business Casual
Episodes
WTF is Peanut Butter Raises?! Why Pay-for-Performance Keeps Getting Smeared
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of WTF is Business Casual?!, Jenny and Sarah rip apart the "peanut butter raise" debate that's been mak...
Affordable HR Support for Colorado Small Businesses: The HR Collective
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailMost small business owners know they need HR support.The problem is figuring out what level of support they actually need.In this epis...
When Employees Start Making the Rules: How Leaders Should Respond
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when employees stop asking and start telling?In this episode, Jenny and Sarah unpack a growing workplace trend they have ...
The Most Expensive "Free" Lunch in HR History.
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailA team gets invited to a "free" lunch with a consultant, and it ends up costing the company six months of peace.Jenny and Sa...
Gen Z at Work: Lazy, Loud, or the Wake-Up Call Corporate Needed? (Rebroadcast)
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailRebroadcast: It’s graduation season, and we’re dusting off one of our all-time fan favorites! Whether you’re tossing your cap, b...
What ‘Lack of Initiative’ Means (And Why Employees Get It Wrong)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week, Jenny and Sarah break down one of the most misunderstood workplace complaints:“You lack initiative.”But what does that ...
Productivity at All Costs? The Workplace Obsession With “More With Less”
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Jenny and Sarah follow a strange rabbit hole that started with a podcast about the history of meth.Yes, really.The episode explo...
WTF Workplace Moments: AI Fails, Paycheck Glitches & Career-Limiting Questions
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text This week, Jenny and Sarah lean into the weird.They kick it off with an AI interview note-taker that accidentally sent a candidate the hi...
Small Business HR Mistakes That Will Cost You: Employee Classification, PTO Policies & Intern Rules
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Jenny and Sarah tackle the HR landmines small businesses step on all the time.They break down three compliance issues that quiet...
Cussing at Work: Where “Authentic” Meets “HR Nightmare”
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text This week, Jenny and Sarah tackle a topic that somehow manages to be both extremely relatable and extremely lawsuit-y: swearing at wor...
The Workplace Is Tired: The Darker Side Of Modern Work
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Jenny and Sarah start the year by doing what they do best: collecting a pile of workplace nonsense from the internet and aski...
Interviewing? Maybe Leave Your Mom at Home. (Rebroadcast)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRebroadcast: We’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes as hiring ramps up in the new year—and it’s just as relevant now as ...
Performance Reviews Are Broken (Part 2): Why Development Planning Keeps Missing the Point
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDevelopment planning is the most ignored, and most misunderstood, part of performance management.In this episode of WTF is Business Casu...
Performance Reviews Are Broken (Part 1): The Messy Reality of Workplace Evaluation
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Jenny and Sarah drag the workplace ritual everyone hates: performance reviews. They open with a simple truth HR has known for...
Sick at Work: Why You Showing Up Is Everyone’s Worst Nightmare
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCold and flu season has arrived, and Jenny and Sarah have officially reached their breaking point. This week, they break down the circus...
Please Stop Hugging Me (and Other Workplace Crimes)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to WTF is Business Casual, where HR consultants Jenny Levy and Sarah Bursten roast, rant, and reality-check the weird stuff...
Gen Z at Work: Lazy, Loud, or the Wake-Up Call Corporate Needed?
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGen 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 Detachment Paradox: Why HR Bias Punishes Employees Who Unplug
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEmployers love to say they support work-life balance and encourage you to take your PTO. But here’s the workplace reality: when employ...
WTF Meetings: Why Your Workplace Productivity Is Dying in Conference Rooms
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah rip into the black hole of modern work life: meetings. Endless updates, back-to-back Zooms, and “quick syncs” that s...
Leadership Boundaries: Non-Negotiables That Keep Teams Sane
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah lay down the leadership boundaries that keep their teams sane, their workdays functional, and their patience intact.From...
Brains That Work Differently: Why Your Team Needs Both
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah get real (and a little vulnerable) about what it actually looks like to build something together when your brains couldn...
Rest, Recovery, Repeat: What Work Can Learn from Marathon Training
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah get real about how the pressure to always exceed expectations at work is quietly fueling burnout, quiet quitting, and to...
“Halfway There” Won’t Cut It: HR’s Guide to Performance Management Fails
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah get into the HR trenches to talk about every people leader’s favorite nightmare: managing performance issues without a...
Workplace Shenanigans: There’s Cheese in the Ceiling! (and Other HR Violations)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of WTF is Business Casual?!, Jenny and Sarah go full rogue with a chaotic, hilarious deep dive into the strange world of...
WorkHuman Deep Dive (Part 2): The Future of Work: It’s Complicated (But Still Human)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn Part Two of our deep dive into the WorkHuman Conference, WTF is Business Casual hosts Jenny and Sarah pick up where they left off—t...
WorkHuman Deep Dive (Part 1): No BS Lessons on HR, Culture, and Leading Humans.
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn Part One of our two-part deep dive into the WorkHuman HR conference, Sarah and Jenny unpack their favorite moments, biggest surprises...
Interviewing? Maybe Leave Your Mom at Home.
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this laugh-and-learn episode, Jenny and Sarah take you inside the beautiful mess of modern recruiting. From jaw-dropping candidate mi...
Work Hard, Play Hard... Or Just Take a Nap? Corporate Phrases That Drive Us Bananas!
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJenny and Sarah tear into the corporate phrasebook, dissecting the BS behind sayings like "work hard, play hard" – which usu...
Episode 2: Taking the Cake
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“Who the F*ck stole my sandwich?!” Join Jenny and Sarah as they hilariously dissect the wild world of workplace food culture in “T...
Episode 1: Welcome to the S*** Show!
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGet ready to dive into the hilarious and often unbelievable world of HR with your new favorite podcast, WTF is Business Casual?! Hosted ...