19 Stories About When People Learned That HR Is Not Their Friend That Left Me Speechless

Remember, kids: “HR isn’t there to protect anyone, they’re there to ensure that labor law is being followed by both the employer and the employees.”

“The problem is that HR folks are also employees and can be fired by upper management, so they’ll tend to lean in favor of management out of self-preservation. 

I strongly believe that all HR professionals should be independent contractors bound by iron-clad contracts so they can truly be impartial…CYA by documenting everything, and any and all disciplinary action  ought to be documented and signed by both parties.”

— Former HR manager, secretlydevito