Yes, the purpose of HR is to protect the company from the employees.
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Yes, the purpose of HR is to protect the company from the employees.
Curious Puppy
Banned
HR people are complete corporate lapdogs looking out for the company above the employee at all times. Remember that movie with Clooney firing people? Up in the air I think. Thats them. I do not envy anyone who does it for a living.
NYC could be hit by a hurricane and we'd still drag our lifeless bodies to the polls just to vote against Trump.
My mother was probably the only HR person who ever thought about the employees first. When I was complaining to her some years back about HR at my workplace she was shocked, shocked!!!, that HR would be looking out for the company's interest.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
When I was an hr director I didn't see my role as protecting the company. I considered myself an intermediary and took the employees into consideration every time.
Is that why you are not an hr director any more?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
My experiences with HR in small to medium sized companies have only been positive. Large companies are often different, from what I gather
Also I just thought about the name "human resources" for the first time and oof, when was that coined?
Also I just thought about the name "human resources" for the first time and oof, when was that coined?
Aaron Strife
Banned
Same thing happened with Karl Rove.
Oh man, you barely got a wartime president re-elected on the back of a culture war issue that worked in exactly one presidential election? Must be a genius.
Is the dead voting still voter fraud if the dead literally went out and voted?
What is this, the moral maze?
Human Resources
Member
i chose this name as an obscure cannibal joke
a more noble endeavor
a more noble endeavor
balladofwindfishes
Member
Even without NYC, he'd probably still lose NY
I think it'd probably be closer, but yea.
Officerrob
Banned
I'm a democrat in SW Virginia...
Companies run by acquiring and utilizing resources. Some of those resources are financial; some physical; some legal; some human.
In every case, the companys goal is to strike the best balance between quality of resources and cost of acquisition and maintenance. Obviously youd always like to have the best resources, and to be in legal compliance in managing them (because to do otherwise is expensive in itself), but if they suddenly become way more expensive or problematic to deal with, a purely financial calculation will say that cutting them loose is more efficient than keeping them around.
That is how Human Resources departments operate. Sometimes theyll help you. Sometimes they wont. It all depends on the cost-benefit analysis.
In every case, the companys goal is to strike the best balance between quality of resources and cost of acquisition and maintenance. Obviously youd always like to have the best resources, and to be in legal compliance in managing them (because to do otherwise is expensive in itself), but if they suddenly become way more expensive or problematic to deal with, a purely financial calculation will say that cutting them loose is more efficient than keeping them around.
That is how Human Resources departments operate. Sometimes theyll help you. Sometimes they wont. It all depends on the cost-benefit analysis.
jack_package_200
Banned
RIP Amber Tamblyn's mentions
College town?
They go up and since the govt pays a percentage to help families on plans up to 4 times over the poverty level it's being estimated that it will cost an additional 200 billion dollars in individual plan subsidies due to ending the provider subsidies. Basically trumps EO is going to increase govt costs astronomically long term since the amount it will have to pay subsidies to individuals will skyrocket. The people being fucked the most are families of 4 making more than 97000 dollars since those families don't qualify
Follow up: "I said between as in a broad spectrum. Bernie is on the polar opposite end of the other two but he still brings up pain for women"
Yep totally normal usage of the word definitely not a hasty backpedal
Well Trump has got a candidate for you!
Seriously, whats he saying about SW Virginia - that its mostly white?
whyamihere
Banned
Nope. It absolutely needs to happen next time we get full control of government.
Make a new state + shrink the district borders to around the capita and award the district's EVs to whoever wins the popular vote. Easy.
D.C. is its own thing. It's not VA or MD. That shit sailed long ago for it to fold into one of those states.
What did he do now?
He didnt really do anything new. The womens march invited him to be an opening speaker for their event. Some women are dissatisfied with this choice.
Trump wouldn't go to it anyway since he'd get booed.
I mean, I can see that. It is the Women's March. I'm sure it's "like, you couldn't find a woman to talk about that stuff?"
There are like 58 women speaking and 2 men including Bernie, who isn't the keynote speaker. (Hillary Clinton was asked and said no BTW.)
Box of Kittens
Banned
Even the really, really red counties in SW Virginia gave Clinton like 15% of the vote. Obviously that's super lopsided, but it's not that far fetched that someone from there would be a "real" Democrat.
I know all that, I'm just saying I totally get why they might be annoyed at his inclusion.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
If there's a conflict between company and employees, HR is going to do what's ultimately best for the company. But the vast bulk of what they do doesn't involve conflict, it's stuff like administering benefits or dealing with odd exceptions. And for those, they tend to be very employee friendly.
I deal with HR a lot as there are a significant number of people under me. Our HR is generally generous (because e they want to keep employees happy and they can generally afford to).
I deal with HR a lot as there are a significant number of people under me. Our HR is generally generous (because e they want to keep employees happy and they can generally afford to).
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Why won't she just go aw-- wait, she said no? How am I supposed to spin that into a negative?
VendettaRed07
Member
https://youtu.be/FAjWV9fV4k0
Conan really needs to bring back Max. They together were the GOAT late night show
Conan really needs to bring back Max. They together were the GOAT late night show
Max is back with Bruce, he has no time for a day job anymore.
VendettaRed07
Member
Is full control of the gov even enough? Thought you needed a 2/3rd majority of both houses AND 23rds of the states to approve of a new one
RustyNails
Member
HR is basically the conduit through which you confront an employee without interacting with them. Normally sexual harassment, racism or any dipshit behavior is reported through them and yes, including firing.
VendettaRed07
Member
But hes always been with Bruce tho
Actually, during his years with Conan the E Street Band was essentially on hiatus. Bruce was still out doing stuff, but the band members were off doing their own things.
VendettaRed07
Member
https://youtu.be/dXH5xIJ1C1Y
Fuck me, I remember this. I cant believe when I was watching this when I was younger I was looking at the future president.
Fuck me, I remember this. I cant believe when I was watching this when I was younger I was looking at the future president.
Yeah, Donald Jr. was the only one from the Trump clan who showed up at her party and posted photos on social media. Sad!
Officerrob
Banned
Nope, I'm in Roanoke
Different mother.
I understand why some women would be bothered by this, but I'm sure Bernie and his people recognized that declining the invitation would be a much worse look.
The big problem was miscommunication, because a ton of folks on twitter thought the Women's March were centering the whole event around Bernie.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not a Bernie fan by any stretch of the imagination but I really can't hold the Women's March thing against him. Declining with a recommendation for another speaker he wanted to elevate might have been a more elegant move, but I'm more curious about what chain of decisions led up to him being offered the invitation in the first place
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