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All HR people are evil, it’s in our job description. Or at least, that seems to be the prevailing theory. In reality, there’s just more going on behind the scenes than most people know. I’m here to demystify your Human Resources department and tell you just why you worked your tail end off all year and still got a 1.7 percent bonus.
HR is there for one reason, to protect the company. Good HR people will do that in a legal and principled manner; but they aren’t there for the employee.