People say HR is not your friend, but what does that actually mean? Learn what HR’s role really is, when HR can help, what to document, and how to protect yourself before going to HR.
Getting laid off feels surreal until it happens to you. One minute you’re answering emails, sitting in meetings, and planning your week. The next minute, you’re staring at layoff paperwork, wondering what just happened. And the wild part? Even after working in HR for over 10 years, there were still things I wish someone had…
Let’s clear something up. HR is not your personal advocate. And I say that as someone who has worked in Human Resources for over 10 years. Now, before somebody starts clutching their employee handbook, this does not mean HR is evil. There are amazing HR professionals out there who genuinely care about employees, fairness, compliance,…
I never thought I’d be making this kind of video or writing this kind of post, but life has a way of forcing clarity onto you. After working in Human Resources for over 10 years, I got laid off. And the ironic part? I actually understood exactly why it happened. When you work in HR…
Nobody Gave Me a Rulebook Either I spent over a decade in HR. I sat in the rooms that most employees never see. I was part of the conversations people only hear about secondhand. And then I got laid off. Not because I wasn’t good at my job. Because corporate runs on business logic, not…