WRKDefined Workplace Misconduct: A Mandatory Meeting Podcast Episode 13

In this episode of Workplace Misconduct: A Mandatory Meeting, Ryan Leary explores the weird, the wild, and the completely avoidable disasters that unfold when workplace expectations are unclear and accountability falls through the cracks.

Joined by guests  Amber Lee from isolved, Geoff Webb from 3Sixty Insights, and Jaylene from Hames to unpack real-world misconduct stories—from flooded hotel floors and brawling sales teams to policy breakdowns in remote Alaska.

It’s a reminder that misconduct doesn’t care about geography—and that HR needs more than just good intentions to prevent chaos.

Key Takeaways

• An employee on the road dozed off with the hotel tub running—flooding three floors, including the HR department.
• A young HR team member hosted a wild party in the presidential suite, ending with hotel security breaking it up.
• One remote company eliminated its attendance policy entirely after multiple employees clocked 40+ absences.
• A 60,000-mile travel reward failed to improve attendance—and led to a relapse that resulted in termination.
• A sales kickoff devolved into a physical altercation, with hotel staff forced to separate feuding team members.
• HR leaders have had to bail out employees after event-related arrests and “misunderstandings.”
• At one company outing, two executives were caught in an explicit moment—right in front of the entire team.
• Often, it’s not bad policies causing problems—it’s a total lack of clear expectations and boundaries.

Misconduct at work isn’t just an HR headache—it’s a ticking time bomb for company culture. Tune in to Workplace Misconduct: A Mandatory Meeting – a spinoff of #9to5Nightmares for more unfiltered stories from the front lines of hiring.

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