Comp and Coffee
Comp and Coffee is a podcast by Payscale where we explore the art and science of compensation management. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join us for conversations on pay and performance—packed with insights, practical tips, and strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world of work.
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Ep 59 - Building a Diverse Leadership Team
David Chun, CEO and founder of Equilar, joins us to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and options for companies looking to improve diversity in leadership through the Equilar Diversity Network (EDN).
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Ep 58 - How COVID is screwing up HR
Jo, Matt, & Russ discuss how HR has had to adapt and respond tactically to the new strategic challenges as we move into stage 2 of the global pandemic.
36 min
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Ep 57 - Are Freelance & Contract Workers Still...
Bill, Matt, & Russ share news on changes to AB5 in CA thanks to new Proposition 22 passing. California has made two changes to how contractors and freelancers are treated---in opposite directions. What could this mean for employees in every...
38 min
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Ep 56 - Perking up your remote workforce
Russ & Sarah discuss how to keep your employees feeling appreciated in a time of COVID and remote work.
29 min
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Ep 55 - Remote Work: Implications & Complications
Bill, Matt, and Russ discuss the evidence and likelihood that the possibility of remote work is permanently influencing the landscape of talent pools and what the implications are for HR and compensation.
42 min
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Ep 54 - Taxing Companies if CEO Pay is Too High
Bill, Matt, & Russ use the City of San Francisco's upcoming proposed ballot initiative--Proposition L---to discuss the pros and cons of governments creating business taxes for companies with a high CEO-to-median-employee pay ratios.
40 min
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Ep 53 - Make Pay Equity Analysis Easier by Gett...
Bill, Matt, & Russ discuss why getting job descriptions right is the critical first step in analyzing and establishing gender and racial pay equity.
41 min
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Ep 52 - Job-Based Ranges vs. Traditional Salary...
Kim, Erica, & Russ take a deep look at the concept of salary structures. Why do comp professionals spend so much time with them? What are the different types? When should you consider, for example, job-based ranges...
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Ep 51 - 2020 Market Data - Can the past guide u...
In this episode, Bill, Matt, & Russ discuss the questions that most compensation practitioners are asking themselves now: How unique are the current economic conditions and talent market? What are going to be the challenges of getting accurate...
31 min
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Ep 50 - Returning to Work
Just as everyone seems to be adjusting to the new normal of working from home if possible, the country is starting to reopen and businesses are now focusing on trying to determine when and how to return to work post COVID-19 shutdowns. In this...
43 min
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Ep 49 - COVID-19 Peer Meetups
To help facilitate communication in these uncertain times Payfactors has been hosting virtual industry meet-ups of compensation and HR professionals. To date, we've met separately with members of several different industries including...
48 min
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Ep 48 - California's AB-5
On this episode we're joined by Margarita Wear from the Maier Law Group in San Rafael, California. Margarita talks with us about California's assembly bill 5 (AB-5) law and what it means for HR and compensation pros. Relevant links:...
35 min
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Ep 47 - How To Measure Comp - Part Deux
We continue our discussion from episode 46 and dive into practical ways you can think about measuring and communicating the results of compensation management.
27 min
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Ep 46 - How To Measure Compensation
Tessa joins Kaite, Bill, and Shawn to discuss the findings of a recent survey on the measurement of compensation that was done with Human Capital Media. Download the survey report at: Listen to the webinar to get further into it: ...
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Ep 45 - The Value of Compensation
On this episode we're joined by Russ Wakelin, chief experience officer at Payfactors. Russ talks with us about compensation strategy being at the center of profit, risk, and growth. We also discuss how compensation pros can better align with these...
25 min
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Ep 44 - A 2019 Comp Retrospective
Before we dive fully into 2020, we look back at the happenings of 2019 through the eyes of compensation. A comp retrospective, if you will. Links to items we mention: Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (July 2018): Minimum wage changes in...
41 min
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Ep 43 - Job Description Management
In this episode we discuss the importance of job descriptions, why compensation should own them, and then we cover some ways that keeping them updated can be relatively painless.
25 min
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Ep 42 - How Has Tech Changed The Workplace?
We talk a lot about how technology has changed compensation. But we don't often discuss how technology has changed how we work in general. In this episode we step back and do just that. We also discuss how to use technology in the right ways to help...
30 min
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Ep 41 - Minimum Wage Changes and Associated Com...
In this episode we discuss minimum wage changes and the associated compression that can occur with them. To access the interactive Minimum Wage Map we mention, go to
24 min
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Ep 40 - CompCon 2019 Recap
In this episode we give a quick recap of the only compensation conference that matters, CompCon. You can keep up to date with CompCon 2020 happenings at Here are the links mentioned in the episode: Gummy Bear Song (don't listen...
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Ep 39 - Median versus Outliers
As our team gets ready for the second annual in San Francisco today, we're joined in this episode by our very own Kim Taylor, CCP, GRP. Kim joins us to discuss median versus outliers and what a focus on each means to compensation strategy.
27 min
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Ep 38 - Want a higher paying job? Quit now.
On this episode we talk about some recent articles that featured compensation news, including searching for a higher paying job and on-demand access to earned wages. Fortune article, "If You Want a Higher Paying Job, the Time to Quit is...
38 min
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Ep 37 - Reducing Gender Pay Inequality
Bill's still on his trip to Tahiti. Kaite's still out running errands. And Shawn's still doing pull-ups thanks to . So today we're delivering the audio of a recent webinar we did in partnership with . The topic was reducing pay inequality,...
29 min
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Ep 36 - David Goggins on Mastering Your Mind
David Goggins, author of "Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds" joins us to talk about his incredible life and what he learned along that way from perpetual victim to active duty Navy SEAL to world class ultra athlete and world record...
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Ep 35 - Storytelling With Data
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic from joins us on this podcast. Cole was previously on the people analytics team at Google. She joins us to talk about: How to tell stories with data, and how to get people to remember what you want them to How...
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