Hiring
For everyone who has been thanked for their interest.
The applications, the ghosting, the endless interviews—and what candidates deserve to know.
considerationPlease remain on the call.
FIRST MEETING · OCTOBER 1, 2026
Corporate
language.
Human
consequences.
A podcast about hiring absurdities, layoffs, and the gap between what companies say and what workers live.
Get launch updatesBrandon Pivot + Chase Severance · Thursdays
HIRING ABSURDITIES✳CORPORATE NONSENSE✳ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS✳PLEASE REMAIN ON THE CALL
01 / THE MEETING AFTER THE MEETING
You know how
the email ends.
We made a podcast about everything that happens before it—and everything people are expected to quietly accept afterward.
Seven interviews. No reply. A “strategic realignment.” Three jobs that are suddenly yours. We’re here for the conversations the all-hands leaves out.
Come for the corporate nonsense.
Leave feeling less alone.
02 / ON THE AGENDA
Let’s unpack that.
Sharp humor. Sourced commentary.
The human side of work.
Corporate life
This meeting could have been a severance package.
Layoffs, moving goalposts, and the people left doing more with less.
AI at work
This could have been a human.
What the tools actually do, who benefits, and who gets to absorb the mistakes.
03 / STILL ON THE CALL
Your hosts.
Cameras optional.
BP
THE RECOVERING CORPORATE OPTIMIST
Brandon Pivot
Can find a strategic explanation for almost anything. Sometimes hears himself saying it. Still vulnerable to a sufficiently polished slide deck.
“They’re streamlining the candidate journey.”
CS
THE EXAMINER OF CONSEQUENCES
Chase Severance
Wants to know who benefits, who pays, and what actually happened. Dry, skeptical, and willing to change his mind when the evidence does.
“They deleted the email address you reply to.”
Brandon and Chase are pseudonymous host personas, played by two people with firsthand experience of the hiring process.
04 / RECURRING BUSINESS
Not your usual
action items.
News, conversations, and a few phrases
we’d like to retire.
Per Our Last Email
The news, the sources, and what it means for workers.
The Audacity Report
The corporate claim. The documented action. The human consequence.
Translate That for Me
“Right-sizing” and other things that sound better on a slide.
You’re on Mute
Real experiences, shared with permission. The floor belongs to people.
Credit Where It’s Due
A humane process deserves airtime, too.
05 / THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
01OCT 2026
EPISODE 001 · PLANNED PREMIERE
Thank You for
Your Interest.
How did looking for work become this experience?
Brandon and Chase begin with their own stories.
Weekly Thursdays starting October 1. Listening links will be added when the show is available.
06 / YOU’RE INVITED
Please remain
on the call.
Your application has been received.
Your patience has not.
Show news, pointed questions, and the conversation between episodes.