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[โ€“] [email protected] 95 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

HR protect the company first, the employees second.

[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100%. The rebranding of some HR departments as "People Officers" or "People Team" drives me bonkers. When push comes to shove, they will always protect the interests of the business before the interests of the employee. Full stop.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You are right, but to be fair. "Human Ressources" was an awful name to begin with.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, neither is great. Needs to be called something like "Employee Business Relations" maybe?

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Liability Protection

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Company interest workers?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that sounds way better!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Hello fellow resource, uh i mean human.

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just remember what hr stands for. You are a resource. No more than a stapler, that can be replaced at any time

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Well, sure. Unless you're talking about a red Swingline. I can't compete with that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

There's a reason they're called "Human Resources" and not Human Relations.