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Re:Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend by epicureanideal on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:40PM (#34264397)
HR has evolved into political commissars, of the 1918-1924, 1937-1942 variety:

> The political commissar held military rank equaling the unit commander to whom he was attached; moreover, the commissar also had the military authority to countermand the unit-commander's orders at any time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_commissar

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Re:Having friends in HR is fine, but HR is not your friend by protastus on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:26PM (#34266034)
Depends on the company. In large companies it's very common for the vast majority of HR matters to be delegated to contractors or fresh out of college hires, with no experience managing people, and little authority.
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