Today’s podcast is all about the ever changing workplace.  First, get ready for Walmart’s robot army.  Walmart is planning to deploy almost 4,000 bots to work in its stores to mop the aisles, scan shelves, and even unload trucks.  Erica Pandey, future reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about more automation in the workplace which as Walmart puts it, allows employees to do more fulfilling customer service work.

Next, in the age of legal marijuana, many employers are dropping the zero tolerance rule when it comes to drug tests.  In states like California where marijuana is legal, the economy is growing, and unemployment is low, companies are facing shortages of qualified workers. Margot Roosevelt, economy and labor reporter for the LA Times, joins us for why increasingly companies are not drug testing or ignoring some results.

Finally, it’s a conversation happening in HR departments across the country… How can employers be more sensitive when giving that notice of termination? What is the best day to fire someone?  It used to be Friday, but now it’s more like Wednesday. Chip Cutter with the WSJ, joins us for that and what you should do when getting fired.  

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