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Bias Check-In

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What biases do we carry in our daily lives, classrooms, and careers? A podcast hosted by IO psychologists and international students Susana Gómez Ornelas & Claudia Della Pona.

Episodes

7/11, Disney, and Dangerous Workplaces

A week after 7/11 day, join us as we talk about all things service, retail, and blue-collar work - surface and deep acting, Disney cast members,  the increasing violence employees are exposed to, and some more. Let's Check-In! 

Jul 18, 202223 minEp. 83

AITA: Millennial Struggle Edition

What to do when your coworker takes their opinions on your life too far? And what if a date is so proud of their career, they don't consider yours? Finally, what will we do with all the pandemic kittens and puppies who are now full pets, without being the a*ole? Let's Check-In!

Jul 04, 202226 minEp. 82

Abortion Rights

Let's Check-In with our thoughts regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade, access to services, bodily autonomy, and financial independence. Thank you for listening.

Jul 01, 202251 min

The Big Quits or The Big Oopsie?

How many jobs have we changed in the past 2 years? How many new coworkers? As the Great Resignation consolidates and the economy slows down, we explore more nuances of the current job market. Let's Check-In!

Jun 27, 202217 minEp. 81

Back to Basics: Psychological Safety

"Bring your whole self to work": what is your reaction when you hear this? Of course? No thank you? Either is valid - but the workplace results will be very different, and it all depends on your psychological safety at work. Let's Check-In!

Jun 20, 202217 minEp. 80

What's Love Got to Do With Work?

Office crushes, coworkers flirting... More often than not, love is in the air, from the board room to the break room. Join us this week as we talk through office romances and the pros and cons of mixing work and play. Let's Check-In!

Jun 13, 202222 minEp. 79

AITA: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Happy Monday and welcome to June's AITA episode where, much like The Clash, anonymous redditors wonder: should I withstand the coworkers one more day? Should I quit already? Am I the office a***ole? Ok, maybe the lyrics were not quite as we remember them...Let's Check-In! 

Jun 06, 202220 minEp. 78

Could This Have Been an Email?

Happy MDW! Join us on this short week as we debate age-old questions like... Should this have been an email? Should we have an agenda? How many meetings are too many meetings? Can they tell I stopped listening? Let's Check-In!

May 30, 202230 minEp. 77

Back to Basics: Who Stole the Stapler?

Can you recognize all the red flags when it comes to the workplace? Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWBs) can be very apparent as well as subtle! Join us for this week's Back to Basics as we talk through the most infamous and the lesser-known. Let's Check-In!

May 23, 202226 minEp. 76

Roe v Wade v Us

Join us as we consider the implications of the recently leaked Supreme Court decision repealing #RoeVWade, and what that means for the #workplace - from the water cooler to the board room. Let's Check-In!

May 16, 202223 minEp. 75

AITA: Transparent Pay And Obscure Rules

This week we take a deeper look into pay transparency, recording conversations, and how payback can look a little like retaliation. So, who is the Office A**hole? Let's Check-In!

May 09, 202219 minEp. 74

Bracing and Embracing SIOP '22

Live from the Seattle studio/hotel room, join us as we reflect on this year's SIOP conference, with all of its "firsts": first in-person attendance, first presentation, first impressions... and most importantly, where do we go from here? Let's Check-In! 

May 02, 202221 minEp. 73

Back to Basics - SIOP’s Origin Story

Happy SIOP conference week! Whether you are listening from Seattle, tuning in from your living room, or not attending for this year - we need to know where we are coming from to plan where we want to go. Join us as we explore the desire for recognition at the roots of SIOP's origin story, and Let's Check-In!

Apr 25, 202214 minEp. 72

Those Who Know Do, Those Who Don’t Know…

How does one go from learner to teacher? Join us this week as we talk learning and development, trainings, lesson goals and objectives, and more. Let’s Check-In!

Apr 18, 202226 minEp. 71

AITA Claudia Is A Free Elf

Are we the drama? Is off boarding ever a pleasant, or even an OK-ish experience? Join us for a slightly different AITA episode where the workplace tension hits close to home as Claudia walks us through resignation 101 - best practices v reality. Let’s Check-In!

Apr 11, 202241 minEp. 70

Always Buy The Shoes

We know about running around, running late, running in circles…what about running and work? Through our (very different) comfort levels with the sport, and how running and employment interact - explore with us in this week’s episode. Run along now, and let’s Check In! 

Apr 04, 202234 minEp. 69

Back to Basics: IO Is All Around

Once we start to notice, IO  research influences - if not dictates - everything from the caffeine in sodas, to traffic signs and yes, even the harsh neon and freezing office A/C we are preparing to brave soon enough. Think we are biased? Let's Check-In!

Mar 28, 202217 minEp. 68

Work Eat Sleep Repeat… On The Clock?

Have you recovered from #dailightsavingstime? No? Us neither. As we try to catch some extra Z's, this week we talk all things sleep, naps, and office: from the Sunshine Protection Act to snoozing on the clock, where do we draw the line when it comes to rest and worklife? Let's Check-In!

Mar 21, 202228 min

How to train your boss - AITA 3.0

For this week, recording right after International Women’s Day, we focus on  stories of women in the workplace (yes, in 2022, still), work reform efforts, and brilliantly malicious compliance to instructions. Let’s Check-In!

Mar 14, 202233 minEp. 66

Boiling frogs, SMEs and the art of persuasion

How convincing are we, really? What is persuasion? Is it the same everywhere? We are the targets every day of infinite efforts to sway us, discourage us, persuade, dissuade and debate our beliefs - Let’s Check-In with how this works!

Mar 07, 202226 minEp. 65

Back to Basics: Lillian Gilbreth & Cheaper by the Dozen

Once upon a time... the first PhD in I/O Psyc was awarded at Brown University to Lillian Gilbreth - who wore almost as many hats as she had children, as an engineer, researcher, teacher, psychologist, consultant, mother, and then some. Let's Check-In!

Feb 28, 202215 minEp. 64

SIOP Starter Set: Seattle Edition

Happy Presidents Day, early birds! Temps are rising and the clocks are ticking before #SIOP22 - hopefully, the first in-person event after the past couple of years. What is it, who is it for, and how on Earth to budget for it? Let's Check-In!

Feb 21, 202221 minEp. 63

Office #AITA 2.0: Reddit Wars

The bigger a movement gets, the more meaning(s) it takes - and the bigger the arguments about it! From service workers' breaks, to debating career moves, Stockholm syndrome and paying your employer back when you quit... Let's Check-In!

Feb 14, 202221 minEp. 62

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...in the office?

BYOB parties, work functions with open bars, or a beer fridge in the staff room - alcohol is back at work, and it brings choices with it. What is fun, and what is too much? Is it better to offer to get the first round, or stick to Shirley Temples? Let's Check-In!

Feb 07, 202225 minEp. 61

Back to Basics: IO Psych 101

Join us this week for the first episode of our #BackToBasics series! If you had 10 minutes to say it - what is IO Psychology? Who is the #ScientistPractitioner? Let's Check-In! #STEM #HumanEngineering #OrgSciences

Jan 31, 202214 minEp. 60

Appropriate Response or #AITA?

Sometimes it can be hard to tell if we are right... or if we just royally screwed up! Join us this week as we borrow Reddit's popular #AITA format and talk through #antiwork testimonials. Let's Check-In!

Jan 24, 202226 minEp. 59

What Does Unemployment Mean For Us?

The US unemployment rate is one of the lowest ever...but HR and Talent departments keep working against the Great Resignation. We're working more... but earning less. Join us this week as we get into the nitty gritty of who works, who doesn't, and what this might mean for employers and employees alike. Let's Check-In!

Jan 17, 202224 minEp. 58

New Year, Same Us... and Some News!

A quick episode to say hi and happy New Year! As we go back to our routines (sans resolution stress), we have a few news to share for the months to come. Let's Check-In!

Jan 10, 20227 minEp. 57

Holiday blues: don't count your blessings

Closing 2021 on a real note - the word of the year was "languishing" and the holidays bring on both cheer and reflection. If you're grinching through the season and the holiday cheer feels like a chore, this might just be the episode you need. Let's Check-In!

Dec 20, 202127 minEp. 56

Data (Un)Wrapped

This episode brings from our #SpotifyWrapped for the year, to data analysis and just how much privacy we might want (or not) on the internet. Love it or hate it, aggregate data tells our stories, from music tastes to #WFH productivity and everywhere in between. Let's Check-In!  

Dec 13, 202131 minEp. 55