51 - "Head of Remote" is a New HR Job & Post-Covid Dress Codes
On episode 51 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn and Jessica Lee come together again to discuss what will be appropriate to wear to the office in the future, Whole Foods’ company culture, and the new jobs sprung by the pandemic, including "Head of Remote."
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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
2:00 - The triple Timmy touch is out to play today!
4:45 - Are we going to expect our employees post-pandemic to return to formal workwear? Tim thinks that more formal dress will come back naturally.
8:30 - Tim thinks that his outfits are all about the shoes. He’s also anti-tights in the office for all people.
11:00 - KD thinks that what is office appropriate also depends on what people can afford. Oftentimes we approve of the higher end leisurewear but not the cheaper versions of the same product.
13:15 - Whole Foods was brought into court recently for reprimanding employees that wore face masks with Black Lives Matter logos on them.
14:30 - Tim thinks that Whole Foods will come to the conclusion that they need to give everyone the same face mask for uniformity. He sees this as a customer service issue since customers need to be able to quickly and easily identify employees in the store.
17:30 - JLee brings up how Whole Foods has always had a strong people-centric culture and she thinks this is a shift for them as a culture perspective. The company has grown and is now a part of Amazon and they’re not as small as they once were.
19:30 - KD mentions that the Whole Foods near him in Birmingham is close to the Amazon distribution center that is currently voting on if they want to bring in a union.
22:00 - Do you feel guilty using Amazon’s one day shipping? KD feels some guilt but JLee doesn’t feel any.
23:45 - Does your family have a shared Amazon Prime account? Tim’s family shares an Amazon account and he finds himself accidentally purchasing stuff that his kids put in the cart.
27:00 - JLee recently saw a job title that read “Head of Remote”. She asks Tim and KD what they think the responsibilities of this job are.
30:15 - KD thinks this position sounds like a Senior Director of HR. The crew thinks it probably reports up to a CHRO.
31:30 - KD tells the tale of the flavored water machine in his office that arrived right before the pandemic hit. They machine displays the environmental impact and sadly they haven’t saved many trees since no one has been using it!
---------------Jessica Lee, Kris Dunn and Tim Sackett
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