WTF is Business Casual

Please Stop Hugging Me (and Other Workplace Crimes)

29 Oct 2025

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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 that somehow passes for “normal” in the workplace.This week we’re calling out all the things people still think are fine at work, but absolutely aren’t.From awkward hugs to speakerphone oversharers, cubicles that look like dorm rooms, and the office “Happy Birthday” song no one actually enjoys, Jenny and Sarah break down what’s WTF-acceptable and what’ll get you side-eyed by HR.WTF Moments & Hot Takes:Hugging at work. Friendly or lawsuit waiting to happen? (Hint: keep your hands to yourself.)Cubicle clutter. Your desk isn’t a daycare or a personal museum.Being BFFs with your boss. How “we’re just friends” turns into “why did HR call me in?”Reply All crimes. Stop hitting that button, Sally. Just. Stop.Forced birthday singing. Why workplace celebrations feel more like hostage situations.Speakerphone culture. If we can hear your conversation, it’s already gone too far.The unspoken workplace rules. The stuff you’ll never find in an employee handbook (but should).Jenny and Sarah also unpack how corporate culture has shifted from “we dealt with it” to “I’m reporting you,” and why that might be both progress and a buzzkill.Because let’s be honest. We can’t have nice things anymore.

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Please Stop Hugging Me (and Other Workplace Crimes)

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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