Real Workplace Stories. Real HR Decisions.
Every workplace has that moment when someone says, "Yeah... sounds like an HR problem." This podcast is where we unpack what happens next.
About the Show
Sounds Like an HR Problem breaks down real workplace situations — employee relations issues, management missteps, policy gray areas, and the people problems that HR professionals deal with every day.
Each episode, we walk through a real story — from our own experience or submitted by listeners — and talk through what actually happened, how it was handled, what worked, what didn't, and what we'd do differently.
The goal isn't perfection. It's perspective. If you manage people, this show gives you practical insight into how real HR decisions get made.
From our combined experience in HR consulting and executive recruiting — plus listener-submitted stories shared anonymously.
What worked, what didn't, and what we'd do the same or differently. No sugarcoating, no Monday-morning quarterbacking.
An HR consultant with 19 years of experience and a recruiter who's spent 20 years on the other side of the table.
Every episode ends with clear takeaways you can actually use — the kind of thing you wish someone had told you before you were in the room.
Resources
Our Hiring & Development series comes with four downloadable playbooks — the frameworks and worked examples behind the episodes. They drop as the series airs. Add your email and we'll send yours the day it's live.
What actually moves the needle in a job search — resume, LinkedIn, interviews, and the 100 questions worth preparing for. Built from the recruiter's side of the table.
How to run a hiring process that actually finds the right person — scorecards, interview structure, and the mistakes that cost teams their best candidates.
The conversations that keep good people — growth, feedback, and career pathing done in a way that lands instead of checking a box.
Why people walk right after bonus season — and what leaders can do in the months before to make staying the easier choice.
Meet the Hosts
HR Consultant & Founder
19 years in HR — from employee relations to executive leadership. Ashley has been the person in the room when things go sideways — the investigations, the terminations, the policies that don't quite fit. She brings the practitioner's perspective that only comes from actually doing the work.
Connect on LinkedInFounder & Managing Partner, WeHire Group
20 years in recruiting — from agency management to Fortune 500 corporate TA to launching his own firm. Yang's seen the hiring process from every angle and brings the recruiter's perspective to HR problems: what's really going on behind the scenes, and what nobody's saying out loud.
Connect on LinkedInGot a Story?
Had a workplace moment that made everyone look at HR? Tell us about it. All stories are shared anonymously — we change names, companies, and details to protect everyone involved.
We read every story that comes in. If yours makes it onto the show, it stays anonymous — names, companies, and details all changed.