Raise your hand if you hate corporate jargon…

If you raised your hand, you’re likely better at your job than your coworkers who enjoy buzzwords, according to new research from Cornell University.

The research, titled “The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale: Development, validation, and associations with workplace outcomes,” was authored by Shane Littrell, a cognitive psychologist who found a link between people who can spot meaningless “corporate bullshit,” as he puts it, and higher analytic thinking and decision-making skills, he told HR Brew.

“When they hear this meaningless corporate bullshit, they tend to get inspired, and they tend to think it’s really meaningful, and unfortunately, they also tend to make worse decisions than people that don’t find these things meaningful,” Littrell said.

For more on how corporate jargon can negatively affect HR, keep reading here.—MC

After the pandemic, hybrid work seemed to be the perfect solution to the remote vs. in-office debate…but does that still ring true today?

The majority (72%) of employees feel positively about hybrid work, according to 2025 data from commercial real estate firm JLL, and 35% view hybrid schedules as “the fairest” option. But only 7% of job listings offer a hybrid work option, according to January data from career platform JobLeads, compared to the 87% for in-person and 6% for remote roles.

Since employers currently have the upper hand in the labor market, they may choose to advertise roles as in-person when “the reality might be a bit more flexible,” Peter Miscovich, executive managing director and global future of work leader at JLL, told HR Brew. “A lot of companies may not hire with the specific categorization of ‘hybrid,’ because it’s sometimes difficult to define,” he added.

For more on why hybrid work isn’t working, and how HR can help, keep reading here.—MC

The Trump administration has changed multiple rules around employing immigrants since January 2025, and HR and legal leaders say it’s already impacting their businesses, according to a new Littler survey.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents said that immigration decisions have impacted their business, with roughly one-quarter (24%) experiencing at least moderate staffing challenges as a result. The changes have especially impacted businesses in the technology and hospitality sectors.

Preliminary data from the Census Bureau found that the US workforce shrunk by roughly 1.2 million immigrants in the first half of 2025. Some companies have reduced hiring, shut down operations or let workers go over the last year as the Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement. Companies are, “not able to find the talent to replace that talent that [they] had to let go,” according to Jorge Lopez, chair of the immigration and global mobility practice at Littler.

For more on how the Trump administration’s immigration policies have affected businesses, keep reading here.—KP

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