S5 E5: TV’s Best (and Worst) HR Reps, with Kim Rohrer

We hate so much about things he chose to be.

Let’s get into it once and for all: was Toby Flenderson the worst HR representative in the history of TV? Or was he just trying his best to preserve his mental health from the wild antics of Dunder Mifflin?

Hebba and special guest Kim Roher discuss some of television's best (and worst) portrayals of HR. Which fictional universes could have benefitted most from an HR rep (*cough* Silicon Valley *cough*)? And which real-life work sets were desperately in need of a decent CPO?  

Yeah, Joss Whedon we’re pointing a well-deserved finger at you. Maybe Buffy didn’t need to slay demons when the real monsters were the humans all along…

00:00:14 - Parenting and Pop Culture with Kim Rohr

00:07:04 - “The Office”- Uncanny HR Valley? 

00:18:32 - Michael Scott's Insensitivity in "The Office"

00:23:46 – Silicon Valley

00:37:15 - Exploring Buffy's Impact on HR

00:38:38 - Hollywood's Broken HR System Exposed

00:47:18 - Leadership in HR: Impactful Behind-the-Scenes Work

00:48:20 - Exploring Pop Culture in HR

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