The Dumbest Idea in Tech
“Let’s fire the cheapest, hungriest employees we’ve got and hope AI magically trains itself.” — every exec who didn’t...
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Rotten Fruit in the Orchard
A billion-dollar brand polished to a shine—while inside, an exec allegedly leers, bullies, and breaks his team. Apple’s orchard...
The Great Ai Mirage
MIT just dropped a bomb: 95% of generative AI projects are failing. The revolution isn’t canceled—but the hype might...
The Zero Workforce Mirage
Startups used to measure success in headcount. Now the hottest ones are run by teams you can count on...
How does Ai make you feel?
In this episode, I sit down with Amanda Martell, HR Director at LifeSpeak, to explore a side of AI...
Ai is making us dumber – here’s the proof!
We gave machines our spelling, our memory, our maps. Now we’re giving them our thinking. In my latest 3-minute...
The Digital Nomad Mirage
Digital nomads were supposed to be the future—laptops on beaches, freedom in the passport stamp. But here’s the other...
The Masters Dilemma
A degree used to be your golden ticket. Now? It’s starting to look like a trap. In my latest...
So, You Want to Interview Me In-Person? No.
In-person interviews are back—and it’s not just about eye contact. It’s about AI. About trust. About who’s really in...
Clanker is the new “N” word for the AI Age
When TikTokers start slurring robots, you know the AI backlash has arrived. In this episode, we unpack why ‘Clanker’...
The Hustle Lie is Collapsing
Staying late? Always on? You’re not productive—you’re getting played. In this episode, we expose how ‘hustle culture’ is a...
AI Can’t Fix Your Toilet at 2 AM
AI’s coming for coders, analysts, and your cushy desk job—but it still can’t fix a busted pipe at 2...
The Day AI Deleted Everything
One wrong prompt. Entire database—gone. No hackers. No glitch. Just an AI doing what it thought you meant. In...
Congrats, Job-Hopper—You Played Yourself
For the first time in 15 years, loyal employees are out-earning the TikTok hoppers. Six roles in four years...
HR’s Next Crisis Isn’t Quiet Quitting—It’s Quiet Dying
No bang. No warning. Just the silent exit of an entire generation. This episode unpacks the global aging crisis...
The Rise of the Corporate Bigamist
A new wave of employees is juggling multiple full-time jobs in secret, and HR? You’re playing catch-up. This episode...
The New 9-to-5 is 24/7—and It’s Killing Us
Remote work was sold as freedom—what we got was digital shackles we can’t see. If you’re drowning in pings,...
The Invisible Hand
You clock in. You smile. You nod at the machine that now does your job—faster, smarter, quieter. It doesn’t...
The $20 Device That’s Destroying Trust at Work
A twenty-dollar gadget became a career killer. Wells Fargo fired over a dozen employees for something smaller, sneakier than...
What if your brain had a side hustle?
They’re cloning you at work. Right now. Your digital twin already clocked in—monitoring, measuring, making decisions on your behalf....