Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
In this episode of WORK: Conversations, Erika sits down with Kat Ghazarian — creator of Drunk at Work, HR veteran, and corporate satirist — to talk about what’s actually broken inside companies today. Kat breaks down why people are angry at work, how layoffs happen long before the announcement, and why leadership ignores the employees closest to the customer. They get into the misconceptions about HR, the emotional labor of the job, ineffective communication, generational differences, gossip culture, and why control is an illusion at work. A sharp, funny, and painfully honest look at the realities of modern
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:39 – The origin of Drunk at Work
03:47 – What People Get Wrong about HR
05:13 – Recurring Problems Inside Companies
07:10 – Layoffs & Leadership
09:06 – Control, Focus, and Letting go
12:33 – Why Authenticity Matters
15:33 – The Problem with HR “know-it-alls”
18:57 – Generational Differences, Gen Z
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In this episode of WORK: Conversations, Erika sits down with Kat Ghazarian — creator of Drunk at Work, HR veteran, and corporate satirist — to talk about what’s actually broken inside companies today. Kat breaks down why people are angry at work, how layoffs happen long before the announcement, and why leadership ignores the employees closest to the customer. They get into the misconceptions about HR, the emotional labor of the job, ineffective communication, generational differences, gossip culture, and why control is an illusion at work. A sharp, funny, and painfully honest look at the realities of modern
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:39 – The origin of Drunk at Work
03:47 – What People Get Wrong about HR
05:13 – Recurring Problems Inside Companies
07:10 – Layoffs & Leadership
09:06 – Control, Focus, and Letting go
12:33 – Why Authenticity Matters
15:33 – The Problem with HR “know-it-alls”
18:57 – Generational Differences, Gen Z
Follow WORK here:
Substack: erikaayersbadan.substack.com
Instagram: instagram.com/workwitherika
TikTok: tiktok.com/@workwitherika
Follow Erika here:
Instagram: instagram.com/erika
TikTok: tiktok.com/@erika_
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erikanardini
Twitter: twitter.com/erika_
Follow Work Like A Girl here:
Instagram: instagram.com/worklikeagirl
Slack Channel: join.slack.com/t/worklikeagirl/shared_invite/zt-3a7fiqzf8-NEf3DUArSMz76vTspihC5w
