6 Things You Need to Know Before Starting the Workweek (June 15)

Whoa there, nelly. This workweek saw a whole lotta legal action, mergers and whatnot…

Zenefits is the blonde that moved from California to your high school in Iowa when you were 15. Everyone hates her because everyone loves her. Growing like a literal weed, Zenefits has made a massive splash in the HR Technology space and made enemies whilst doing it. In a foot-stomping tantrum, ADP turned off Zenefits’ access to roughly 6000 records, forcing Zenefits to tattle to the mean girls. ADP responded swiftly with a lawsuit. (ZDNet)

Post partnering with Crystal Miller helmed Branded Strategies, Red Branch Media, a scrappy Midwestern marketing agency has not only been working on some big name employer branding projects, but also building proposals for not one but two huge brands this week. WHAT? (pssh, you already here)

Susan LaMotte Strayer and William Tincup sound off on work perks that don’t turn out so well. And who’s that lady talking about eatin’ meetin’? Oh yeah, ME. (Inc)

Well China Gorman has added to her list of CEO positions. Her recent move from Great Place to Work over to Globoforce was met with congratulations all around! (HRchitect)

Well, not really. We always knew Terry Starr was a great marketing mind but this week, her colleague Natasha Raja got some props as well for her innovative campaign to get people to notice programmers’. Bonus points for being ahead of the #dadbod trend. (Forbes)

When it’s this guy. He thought he was waiting for a job interview, but he got pulled on live TV instead. (mental_floss)