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# hr tech

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0:00Leanne publicly calls out OfficeVibe on LinkedInLeanne Elliott: A few months ago, I posted on LinkedIn. I was venting a bit, you know how it is, and I listed 50 things I wanted to throw in the bin. I think I actually said I wanted to banish them in 2026. It was thingsEP 285 · 19 Mar 2026·interview· 0:00–2:217:18Why HR tech hasn't changed in 15 yearsJeffrey Fermin: Reality is there's not, in my opinion, not much has changed in terms of the tech being used. And a lot of the same issues are still kind of out there and prevalent where employees still feel actively diseEP 285 · 19 Mar 2026·interview· 7:18–9:0112:06The subscription economy trap in HR techJeffrey Fermin: Fantastic question. I always feel like people say, you know, great question, good question as a buffer. I actually mean that. That is a fantastic question. It is an issue that I've personally, uh, you knoEP 285 · 19 Mar 2026·interview· 12:06–15:5815:58Jeffrey's biggest regret — claiming scientific backingAl Elliott: If I wanted to start some kind of HR tech, how much of this should I be bringing in psychologists to help? And how much do I just need to bring in nerds to write the code Jeffrey Fermin: I think my biggest reEP 285 · 19 Mar 2026·interview· 15:58–21:425:58The mission and impact of CharlieHRLeanne Elliott: Cool Ben Branson-Gateley: The core problem that we're solving for is that in a company that is, let's say, 30 people, you normally won't have anyone that is an HR professional. You wouldn't have really a EP 89 · 11 Apr 2024·interview· 5:58–8:06

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