037 - More about DEI, layoffs and hiring AI experts to do nothing

April 2025 brought the heat, and HR Bandit is here for all of it. Harvard University throws down the gauntlet against federal pressure, refusing to back down on DEI initiatives despite billion-dollar consequences. Meanwhile, Microsoft's preparing to shake up the corporate ladder with middle management cuts that could reshape how we think about career growth. And in true tech giant fashion, Google's playing keeper with its AI talent – even if it means paying them to do nothing for a year.

Join Ankita & Apoorva as they dissect these power moves and share the month's juiciest workplace tea, including a Deel spy confession, Gen Z's WFH streaming habits, and Google's hybrid work ultimatum. It's a month that proved the world of work is anything but boring, and your favorite HR bandits are here to make sense of it all.