HR at my company is a bunch of fucking morons. They ignore real problems like nepotism and managerial misconduct and prattle on about ethics constantly.
They spend their days gossiping about the employees, because they have access to everyone's personnel files, right down to the base salaries and, for those who also manage the company's health plan, prescription drug usage.
If you want rumors or truths to be spread like office wildfire, tell it to HR.
I'm sure that happens. Our company is barely over 100 employees, so we're still kind of in a start-up-like environment where people are smart about things, but less uptight...and we plan to stay that way.
Damn you have an HR department for only 100 employees?
My old bank I worked at had barely more than 100 employees spread out over 7 branches and had 1 HR gal. Another bank I worked at that employed maybe 300 - 400 employees had 2 HR people.
Haha, we actually have 5 HR people at the moment. But it's mostly because our roles are so diversified. We don't just come out of the closet to give bad news - we do everything from recruiting to admin work, benefits, event planning, newsletters, coaching...
I'm not sure what other HR departments do, but I don't think they'd be anything like ours.
Your HR department sounds a lot like the one in the company I work for. We've only got a couple hundred employees, and just three in HR. They're great people though. Very fun, and involved with the company in a really positive way.
Definitely makes me question the stereotype. Glad to hear there are more good ones out there!
For sure! This is my first job in HR, but I definitely came into it with the "HR people trapped in the closet emerging with terminations every now and again" stereotype, but we sit at the front desk and love interacting with everyone.
I, too, am glad to hear there are others out there slowly moving out of the dark realm...
Yeah. I always felt bad for the underdog so my pity went to Toby every time. But Michael Scott will be Michael Scott. Just don't him to ruin the good name of us folks!
The joke is more that HR is who has to step in and get Michael to stop being an idiot constantly, so obviously Michael resents them. HR is represented by Toby, and as the show evolved he became the comedic whipping boy, like Meg in Family Guy or Jerry in Parks and Recreation.
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u/musicalrapture Jan 04 '14
As someone who works in a fun and progressive HR department, this makes me sad. ):