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thodgson t1_iyhdeqz wrote

HR is there to serve and protect the employer. That's it. They will be friendly and helpful when you start work at a company, because they are usually the first people you will meet and it is their job to orient you to the company and policies. After that, they are not your friend.

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3pbc t1_iyhfsfb wrote

Got to love the HR employees downvoting OP's post.

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cephalopod_surprise t1_iyhkrio wrote

That's a part of serving and protecting the employer. Most HR employees immediately get super defensive when you point out there role is to mitigated legal liability to the company they work for and not the employees of that company.

Some HR employees may be delusional and believe the serve some "greater good", but I think a good bit are bad actors who know that the job is meant to keep the working man down. Human Resource departments don't like it when you begin to examine things closer.

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Fuddle t1_iyhm5yk wrote

It's right in the name - resource management, except the resource is people. They are there to manage the "resource" like any other asset of a business. If HR was there FOR the employees it would be called something else; like a collective advocate for workers, a "union" of sorts.

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ElOliLoco t1_iyhn67j wrote

That’s such a American way of thinking. I feel often sad for the business culture there. Sincerely, Hr person from Northern Europe

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adgloa t1_iyho59h wrote

I did a BS management course at my work a few years back. The only thing I remember to this day is the HR rep telling us HR exists to protect the employer not the employee.

If they are helping you in any way, it is because it is in the interests of the company to do so, not yours

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minnesotaris t1_iyho3aq wrote

Second this. HR is just below attorney representation for the company. They are never on your side. It is called human resources, which is as close to a commoditizing title as one can get. These can be downvoted but it this is what the department is. In my job at large corporations, I never see HR out and about, mingling. I've met with one HR person once in six years.

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joleme t1_iyhq6nh wrote

like it or not, AHRAB - All HR Are Bastards.

The only way most of them will be helpful is if they absolutely know you have them by the shorthairs OR if it could cost them more money to ignore you.

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