🎉2025 Wrapped: The Biggest Moments in HR

Hey, HR Pros! 🎊 With 2025 wrapping up—a year that tested resilience, sparked innovation, and delivered meaningful wins—we’re setting the stage for fresh ideas, smarter strategies, and impactful HR resources in 2026.

But before we turn the page, let’s pause and look back at the biggest HR moments that made 2025 unforgettable:

📰 Biggest headline-makers:

1. ⏸️ Trump Institutes Hiring Freeze for Feds

   The POTUS eliminates remote work and more. Read it »

2. 🚫 Meta’s Block List Raises Ethical Concerns
   How Meta and other companies prevent suboptimal rehires. Read it »

3. 🎧 Spotify Defies the RTO Trend

   Despite RTO mandates from tech giants, Spotify sticks to WFH. Read it »

4. 🔎 SHRM Under the Microscope

   The HR body faces significant criticism from former employees. Read it »

5. 😬 Hugging Culture Backfires

   A hugging culture sparks a sexual misconduct lawsuit. Read it »

🏆 Top reads of 2025:

1. 40 Cool Cubical Accessories to Transform Your Workspace

   Take your cubicle from “blah” to “oh-my-gah”!

2. 50 Small-Talk Questions that Will Get the Conversation Going

   Awkward silences by the watercooler — no more!
   

3. 15 Effective Desk Exercises to Get Fit

   Ease the aches and pains of a desk job.
   

4. 20 Essential Tips for the Ultimate Work–Life Balance

   Your guide to striking the right balance.
   

5. 15 Tell-Tale Signs You’re Suffering from Job Burnout
   Is it just a bad day or a full-fledged burnout?

🧐 Most read editions:

1. 🎰 RTO Roulette, 20+ Excel Templates, AI's LMS Rewrite
   Jul 23 - Read it »
   

2. 🗑️ Cut the Clutter, HR Planning Template, Ghost Jobs Spark Reform
   Aug 8 - Read it »
   

3. 🎭 Role Reversal Exercises, Employee Growth Plan, Criterion Review
   Sep 8 - Read it »
   

4. 🎁 Perks Employees Love, 150+ HR Docs & Gen Z’s Culture Impact
   Feb 26 - Read it »
   

5. 🌿 MindFirst Culture, ChatGPT for HR, Engagement Template
   May 2- Read it »

📢 Internal happenings:

• September: Our AI Transformation Bundle for HR was polished, packed, and primed for distribution in early 2026—designed to help HR pros work smarter, not harder.
  

• November: We unveiled the Mega HR Bundle—and if you missed it over Black Friday or the holidays, don’t worry… it’s making a comeback soon!
  

• Soon to come: The HRAddict Shopify Store is on the horizon! You’ll be able to explore all our digital HR essentials, plus courses and physical products. Expect 2026 to bring even more handy HR freebies, templates, and resources to supercharge your strategies.

❤️ A heartfelt THANK YOU to every HR pro and leader who engages with us and trusts us as the go-to source for HR insights and inspiration! Your support makes everything we do possible.

As we close out 2025, we’re filled with gratitude—and excitement—for all the ways we can help you and your teams grow, innovate, and thrive even more in 2026.

Here’s to a bright, bold, and brilliant New Year ahead! 🎉