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How are you all doing?

Steve Bridger

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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  • Hi Steve,

    I think I will probably echo what others have said.... I am deeply weary from the last two plus years. On the upside, we have been able to make changes in our business that we would have struggled to do previously like hybrid working, drive better teamwork and understanding of each other. On the other hand, it has been utterly constant in pressure, stress and dealing with the constantly changing world that we are in and as we know finding time to look after ourselves whilst looking after everyone else is seriously hard work and it is draining especially in a standalone HR role and that is even with the best boss!

    Whilst I love what I do and the people I work with, I cant envisage doing this for many more months or years and I think I am probably not alone in the people profession.

    Rachel

  • in reply to Rachel
    Completely resonate with your last paragraph Rachel. At 53 I’m pretty exhausted by it all but wondering what the alternatives for me are. Great to hear about your positives, HR has so much potential to have an impact.
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