Workplace culture | Snapchat embroiled in HRD nightmare

Global social media firm Snap Inc (commonly known as Snapchat) has parted ways with Head of HR Jason Halbert - the latest in a slew of senior members of staff to leave the company in recent months.

Halbert, who has led the HR department of the multi-national messaging platform since 2015, was reportedly let go because his “on-the-job behaviour made him an unlikely fit for the role” after complaints surfaced about his unprofessional work manner and questionable conversation points.

The HR Director, who reported directly to Snapchat’s CEO, Evan Spiegel, is the latest in a long succession of senior members of staff to leave the company within the past year. In November 2018, Head of Content Nick Bell announced his departure, whilst Chief Strategy Officer Imran Khan confirmed that he was also to leave in September.

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Other recent losses include the Vice President of Communications, Mary Ritti, Product Lead, Tom Conrad and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships, Elizabeth Herbst-Brady.