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Are any other HR people feeling a bit lonely in all this :(

Samantha

Hi

Sorry its a self indulgent one.

Just wondering if anyone else is feeling a bit lonely?  I have streams of people coming in to my office concerned about it and asking what our plans are for WFH and sickness and about 101 other queries and being openly worried and I have to sit here and be the cabin crew and exude calmness.  Yet I am just as concerned as everyone else.

Managers and Directors etc look to us for calm, measured guidance and practical advice, and being so close to the 'inner circle' and hearing first hand the impact on the business etc.....very worrying, I'm feeling a bit forgotten about and just wondered if anyone else is feeling the same?  It just feels like sometimes people forget that we count as employees too?  

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  • Thank you Samantha for starting this thread.

    Around March/April time I was feeling exactly the same.
    Juggling employee and manager concerns, whilst in the background seeing the effect on the business and having to work with our regional director to protect positions. I started to feel frustration over the petty employee concerns and squabbles and losing faith in people. I couldn't understand how, especially during this time, they couldn't just come together and see the bigger picture that we're all in. Being a standalone position and having no one to talk to didn't help either. I was losing my drive to work in this profession if I'm honest.

    Then things calmed down a bit when we had a clearer picture of what the new normal would be. I started to get back in to the swing of things and my outlook became more positive.

    Sadly, we now find ourselves in another form of limbo, wondering what the after-effects of this situation will be and how long can we hold off on more redundancies. This prospect looming over us for the foreseeable fills me with anxiety. It's going to be a difficult end to the year I feel.

    Times like this I wish I was in a HR team to share the burdens.
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    Hi Emily
    The great thing about this forum and community is that you're not on your own. The last few months have been incredibly tough and staff often forget that HR also have the same concerns and anxieties. But I like to think that this situation will ultimately give us the resilience to deal with just about anything!!! I'm in a standalone role too with the same ups and downs so please feel free to get in touch directly if you need a chat/sounding board or just to let off some steam!!!
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  • in reply to Emily
    Hi Emily
    The great thing about this forum and community is that you're not on your own. The last few months have been incredibly tough and staff often forget that HR also have the same concerns and anxieties. But I like to think that this situation will ultimately give us the resilience to deal with just about anything!!! I'm in a standalone role too with the same ups and downs so please feel free to get in touch directly if you need a chat/sounding board or just to let off some steam!!!
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