Wow!! I am proud to say that I am not the kind of HR professional that you all
describe on this message board. I have worked in HR for 17 yrs, albeit in mfg,
service, etc., and in a school district. I am one of those people who always
returns phone calls and e-mails within a 24-hr period or sooner. I have been
one of those people who gladly assist my fellow colleagues with their issues. I
do have to admit that the kinds of HR professionals described do exist and have
therefore put a sour taste in peoples mouths about their HR Dept. I am sorry
that many of you have had negative encounters within your HR Dept. But, I want
to assure you that this is not the case everywhere. I guess I just really love
what I do and really love helping people.

On 2/04/09, in his words there is truth wrote:
> Not only in Memphis but with many other HR offices I have dealt with in my
> seemingly mad, endless job search; many HR employees are rude or non-
> responsive to earnest candidates. When a potential teacher is applying for
> work, normally he or she is sincerely interested in the job for survival
> reasons and maybe even wants to make an improvement in young peoples' lives
> as a dedicated educator. But to have lackluster, apathetic bunglars
> handling their application packages in a haphazard fashion is tragic. If I
> worked in HR, I would make every effort to be of assistance to the
> applicants. After all, this is part of the job definition. Put a hidden
> video camera in most of these HR offices and tape the amount of inactivity
> that takes place. Unreal!
>
> HR has many parallels to our ineffective government... incompetence and
> futility.
>
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> On 1/15/09, SO FUNNY AND TRUE!!!!!! by EX-HR Worker!!!!! wrote:
>> On 12/21/08, WORKING IN HUMAN RESOURCES wrote:
>>> Friends: Working in HR is as stressful as being a stationary
>>> engineer in a boiler room. They spend more time eating donuts,
>>> complaining about their spouses' shortcomings (wink), and watching
>>> their backsides exceed the size of their seat cushions. Most of the
>>> time these bureaucrats already know whom they are going to hire but
>>> by law must publish the openings via periodicals and the internet...
>>> maybe a few might get a token interview, but otherwise it's all
>>> staged. It's the ideal job for those who have little ambition,
>>> slight cranial activity, and are willing to bend the rules in order
>>> to be accepted and keep their mundane positions. That just about
>>> says it all...if I have left anything out, please feel free to
>>> continue the thread!
>>>
>>> MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A POLITICALLY INCORRECT NEW YEAR!
>>>

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