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Part time HR

Nicola

Good morning,

I hope you’re all well.

I feel the need to express my frustration with the lack of stimulating part time HR roles on offer. 

Considering the fact our profession promotes the importance of offering flexible work patterns, there are very few part time HR positions around. Perhaps this is only a regional issue, but for the last few years I have seen very few HR roles on job boards.

It seems it’s full time or put up with a mixed role - finance/hr/payroll/general admin. I don’t want to wish my children’s lives away just so I can return full time. I don’t see why that should be the only option. 

Perhaps this is just an issue where I live. Maybe I’m looking on the wrong websites. I’m close to completing my level 5 Diploma and have starting to question my choice of career.

Anyone else feel this way? Any words of wisdom? Struggling to find the motivation to complete the course.

Thanks. 

Kind regards,

Nicola

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  • It's certainly not a regional issue. As a profession, HR has still not learned to walk the talk. My suspicion is that it's because HR has become such a willing repository for random stuff. I often describe my unofficial job description as being "HR Manager & Sweeper-Up of Unconsidered Trifles". The consequence is that our jobs tend to expand to fill the time available. So scaling it back to part-time doesn't come naturally.
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  • It's certainly not a regional issue. As a profession, HR has still not learned to walk the talk. My suspicion is that it's because HR has become such a willing repository for random stuff. I often describe my unofficial job description as being "HR Manager & Sweeper-Up of Unconsidered Trifles". The consequence is that our jobs tend to expand to fill the time available. So scaling it back to part-time doesn't come naturally.
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