How are you all doing?

The tweet below prompted me to ask this question. You are so busy. You may be feeling undervalued.  

It has been two years since Samantha asked this question, which generated a wonderfully open and supportive conversation days before the first lockdown.

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

So much has happened since then and while in some ways the pandemic accelerated a pre-exisiting direction of travel with regards remote working and technology, so much was new - not least 'furlough', which we were all talking about here. But there have also been deep structural changes and challenges - for example, in recruitment and retention. Now many of you are considering how you can support employees through the cost-of-living crisis

Amid all this, we need to look after ourselves and support one another - our peers. 

So... how are you doing?

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  • Thank you for asking the question again Steve.

    Personally, I'm struggling. I've taken on a role with a much wider remit but as we're a small start up, I still look after the whole people piece. We're so stretched that everything is reliant on everyone running things smoothly and a small hiccup is disruptive and additionally stressful. Brexit has had a big impact on the companies we work with which makes things harder.

    I have next week off and we have a new CEO starting so I'm optimistic things will improve but it's been a real slog.
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  • Thank you for asking the question again Steve.

    Personally, I'm struggling. I've taken on a role with a much wider remit but as we're a small start up, I still look after the whole people piece. We're so stretched that everything is reliant on everyone running things smoothly and a small hiccup is disruptive and additionally stressful. Brexit has had a big impact on the companies we work with which makes things harder.

    I have next week off and we have a new CEO starting so I'm optimistic things will improve but it's been a real slog.
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