Robin Schooling
@robinschooling.bsky.social
People + Work Strategist | Author + Speaker | @drivethruhr.bsky.social Co-Host | Making sense of the art, angst + absurdity of modern work | https://linktr.ee/Robin_Schooling
They pace. They sigh. They slam things. They're always in crisis mode. Sound familiar? Here's your survival guide.
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Difficult Coworker Types: The Constantly Stressed Coworker
You know the type.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They pace. They sigh. They slam things. They're always in crisis mode. Sound familiar? Here's your survival guide.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
good lord!
I honestly thought this was a spoof. It is not. This is the most childish, disrespectful nonsense. On the official White House page!! This is 10-year-old-level petulance.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
mysafespace
We're Democrats in the House and Senate. We love DEI, transgender for everyone, healthcare for illegals and shutting down the government! We couldn't care less if our military gets paid or Americans' ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
good lord!
Potluck Season is back!!!!! (hint: the office potluck is NOT about the food; it's a culture test with disposable pans.)
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The Quiet Sociology of the Office Potluck
It’s almost time for the most glorious season at the office - Potluck Season. With Thanksgiving and the end-of-year holidays approaching, the sign-up sheet will materialize any minute now, like a Mari...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Potluck Season is back!!!!! (hint: the office potluck is NOT about the food; it's a culture test with disposable pans.)
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He is posting this while he is on his way to Palm Beach for an extended golf weekend.
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
He is posting this while he is on his way to Palm Beach for an extended golf weekend.
Your Halloween costume? Optional. What it reveals about your workplace culture? Definitely worth examining. 🎃.
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What Halloween at Work Says About Your Company Culture | Robin Schooling
Halloween festivities at work reveal more about company culture than you think. What workplace traditions say about connection and inclusion.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Your Halloween costume? Optional. What it reveals about your workplace culture? Definitely worth examining. 🎃.
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If your change “initiative” starts at kickoff, it’s already too late! So today I'm posing the question "Is Your Organization READY for Change?" robinschooling.com/change-manag...
Is Your Organization Ready for Change? A Practical Readiness Checklist. | Is Your Organization Ready for Change? A Practical Readiness Checklist.
Run a change management readiness assessment - clarity, capacity, coalition, comms - so adoption sticks and your project delivers.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If your change “initiative” starts at kickoff, it’s already too late! So today I'm posing the question "Is Your Organization READY for Change?" robinschooling.com/change-manag...
Quick way to take the temperature of organizational culture? Watch lunch. Who gets time? Who gets to leave? Who gets “invited?”
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Let's Do Lunch: Your Workplace Culture Barometer
Lunch is the realest thing about any office. We all require sustenance and the way in which we consume our consumables often says a lot about our workplace. Lunch exposes numerous truths about how we ...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Quick way to take the temperature of organizational culture? Watch lunch. Who gets time? Who gets to leave? Who gets “invited?”
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RecFest Lessons: Practical Ways to Modernize Hiring
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RecFest Lessons: Practical Ways to Modernize Hiring | Robin Schooling
RecFest lessons: practical moves to modernize hiring process - self-serve recruiting, better metrics, internal mobility, and smart AI use.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
RecFest Lessons: Practical Ways to Modernize Hiring
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No Kings's event - NO KINGS Baton Rouge” - sign up here www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Baton Rouge · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
No Kings's event - NO KINGS Baton Rouge” - sign up here www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
latest episode of @drivethruhr.bsky.social has dropped - "Courage at Work: Kristen Cavanaugh on DEI, Agency and Leadership" - open.spotify.com/episode/5fRq...
Courage at Work: Kristen Kavanaugh on DEI, Agency, and Leadership
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September 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
latest episode of @drivethruhr.bsky.social has dropped - "Courage at Work: Kristen Cavanaugh on DEI, Agency and Leadership" - open.spotify.com/episode/5fRq...
now more than ever ---> Free Speech at Work: Understanding the First Amendment robinschooling.com/free-speech-... #HR #humanresources
Free Speech at Work: Understanding the First Amendment | Robin Schooling
Free Speech at work: what the First Amendment protects, what it doesn’t, and why private employers should set clear, consistent standards.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
now more than ever ---> Free Speech at Work: Understanding the First Amendment robinschooling.com/free-speech-... #HR #humanresources
Before turnover spikes … the barometer dips. So tune up your radar and keep an eye on the conditions.
Check my new post: Workplace Weather: Spotting Culture Shifts. robinschooling.com/workplace-we... #HR #Culture
Check my new post: Workplace Weather: Spotting Culture Shifts. robinschooling.com/workplace-we... #HR #Culture
Workplace Weather: Spotting Culture Shifts | Robin Schooling
HR leaders: spot culture shifts early - tone changes, decision lag, rumor velocity - and steady your teams with clarity, choice, and care.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Before turnover spikes … the barometer dips. So tune up your radar and keep an eye on the conditions.
Check my new post: Workplace Weather: Spotting Culture Shifts. robinschooling.com/workplace-we... #HR #Culture
Check my new post: Workplace Weather: Spotting Culture Shifts. robinschooling.com/workplace-we... #HR #Culture
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The rise of dog-friendly cinema screenings: ‘We never have to break up fights – there’s enough trouble with the humans’
The rise of dog-friendly cinema screenings: ‘We never have to break up fights – there’s enough trouble with the humans’
Pooches and their human companions are packing out ‘mutt-iplexes’. So what’s the appeal? One writer and his reluctant companion join 30 other dogs at a showing of The Fantastic Four to find out
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August 31, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The rise of dog-friendly cinema screenings: ‘We never have to break up fights – there’s enough trouble with the humans’
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44% of US workers are paid less than a living wage.
We don’t need to overthink this one.
We don’t need to overthink this one.
August 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
44% of US workers are paid less than a living wage.
We don’t need to overthink this one.
We don’t need to overthink this one.
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The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds.
Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars
The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds.
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August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds.
Stop making employees decode your secret etiquette and solve the mysteries of your unwritten policies. Time to either codify or retire them! My latest over at the Humareso blog: blog.humareso.com/shadow-polic...
Shadow Policies: The Rules Everyone Follows (But No One Wrote)
Shadow policies and unwritten rules at work shape people, processes, and company politics. Surface them, then decide what to codify and what to retire.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Stop making employees decode your secret etiquette and solve the mysteries of your unwritten policies. Time to either codify or retire them! My latest over at the Humareso blog: blog.humareso.com/shadow-polic...
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
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It’s fucked up that everyone on the right accused everyone on the left of being pedophiles for over a decade — only to end up defending their cult leader when he transferred the world’s most notorious convicted pedophile into a luxury prison.
August 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It’s fucked up that everyone on the right accused everyone on the left of being pedophiles for over a decade — only to end up defending their cult leader when he transferred the world’s most notorious convicted pedophile into a luxury prison.
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In this host episode, @robinschooling.bsky.social and @michaelvandervort.bsky.social connect the dots between today's Jobs Report, optics at Starbucks, and the need for HR to keep the momentum going! open.spotify.com/episode/5nk8...
Jobs Report, Starbucks Optics + HR’s Reinvention
Drive Thru HR · Episode
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August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In this host episode, @robinschooling.bsky.social and @michaelvandervort.bsky.social connect the dots between today's Jobs Report, optics at Starbucks, and the need for HR to keep the momentum going! open.spotify.com/episode/5nk8...
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Next month’s job numbers are already out and there’s an increase of a billion jobs and there is a revision to the last three months of an additional trillion jobs
August 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Next month’s job numbers are already out and there’s an increase of a billion jobs and there is a revision to the last three months of an additional trillion jobs
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The jobs numbers are bad so I fired the guy who does the counting
August 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The jobs numbers are bad so I fired the guy who does the counting
how is it the end of July?????
July 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
how is it the end of July?????
Work is already theater - HR might as well enjoy the show. robinschooling.com/hr-and-the-t...
HR and the Theatre of Work | Robin Schooling
Camp HR means acknowledging the theatre of work and embracing the absurdity. Bring on the humanity, humor, and unforgettable workplace magic.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Work is already theater - HR might as well enjoy the show. robinschooling.com/hr-and-the-t...
“Shhh… everyone behave! HR’s here!”
Why the busybody HR stereotype persists - and what we can do about it.
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Why the busybody HR stereotype persists - and what we can do about it.
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What Fuels the HR Stereotype? | Robin Schooling
What’s really behind HR’s image? Structural design, more so than style or personality, shapes HR’s reputation and HR stereotypes.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Shhh… everyone behave! HR’s here!”
Why the busybody HR stereotype persists - and what we can do about it.
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Why the busybody HR stereotype persists - and what we can do about it.
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