HR Is Not Your Friend, and Other Things I Think You Should Know
13th June 2021
HR is not your friend. HR is there to support the company. If you are not the company, they are not going to be there to support you.
HR boils down to paid witnesses in some cases. It changes it from a “you said, the boss said” thing to two-on-one (or worse). They just pay attention and maybe give a sworn statement down the road if things turn truly nasty.
Who else operates like that? Mall cops and security guards. They don’t have guns. They have phones and notepads. So, it’s really mall cops, security guards… and HR.
Want to make an HR person wet his/her pants? Ask: “Who is the company’s agent for service of process?”