Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend

Re:Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend by rjtavares on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:12PM (#34263984)

As someone working in HR for the last few years, this is the most correct take. I would add that people working in HR - like any other area - have their own goals, and you should also take that in consideration. Sometimes they don't align at all with the organization.

BTW, it's really funny reading all these takes thinking HR people are evil. Almost as funny as talking to HR that are completely oblivious to the idea that people have about them.

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Re:Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend by xcambar on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:48PM (#34265472)

> HR that are completely oblivious to the idea that people have about them.

I can't imagine that's the typical HR pattern. That's certainly not better but I tend to think that they appear oblivious by design, or rather, by education.

Since HR must keep their smiling poker face and their never-promising aleays-optimistic discourse no matter what, they fake this seemingly oblivious character. I guess.

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Re:Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend by rjtavares on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:06PM (#34265743)

It's not the typical HR pattern, but there are some genuine oblivious people that amuse me greatly.

Like you said, the best ones are masters of poker face: polite and toned-down.

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