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Working in HR? If you could start again, would you?

Steve Bridger

You're looking at me quizzically... 'Odd question', you're thinking. 'Why ask that?'

No agenda... I was just thinking out loud... those of you who are HR (or L & D) veterans; with all your experience and expertise - if you knew then (at the start of your career journey)... what you know now, would you do it all again?

Maybe you are relatively new to the profession. What would you do differently? 

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  • My main regret is not making the move into HR sooner. I became a pub manager at 20 after dropping out of university (goodness knows why I went in the first place - I had no interest in continuing to learn at the time) and stayed in that job for nearly 7 years.

    I was lucky to get into HR through a series of temp jobs, first as an admin for a recruitment company, then as an admin in training records at the Co-op and finally I managed to get a permanent HR admin role for a paper manufacturer who paid for me to do my CPP. In rather mercenary fashion I repaid their generosity by upping and leaving them the minute I got my certificate to work for my current employer, originally as an advisor.

    I've learned so much where I am - not only did they pay for me to do my L7 but as a large retail company I do get to be involved in everything. I have to admit to wondering if I would have made a good employment law solicitor - it's definitely the part of my job that I enjoy the most

    I sometimes worry that I'm now stuck in my current company - I've been here 10 years and have been tempted to leave a couple of times but have ended up being promoted and so have stayed. Having just returned from maternity leave I'm less inclined to jump ship and give up the protection and benefits that 10 years service gives me.

    Sometimes i hanker after a less pressured role, one where I don't have to have all of the answers, all of the time and straight away! Then I realise I'd be bored if I wasn't challenged - even if it does get a bit stressful sometimes.

    Having this community is invaluable though and in particular I've received some great advice from David, Peter and Keith to name but a few, both directly and indirectly through reading their advice to others. Thanks guys
  • in reply to Emma

    Great to hear, Emma. Tagging David, Keith.

    300+ posts is not to shabby a contribution either. Thank you!

    I can never seem to @mention Peter.

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