Just for Fun: Music for an HR professional?

Love this thread:

Wages Day - Deacon Blue
labour of Love - Hue & Cry
Working in a Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey
Nightshift - The Commodores
Part of the Union - The Strawbs

and if I'm allowed

Personnel Jesus - Depeche Mode ;))

Don't stand so close to me - The Police Lose yourself - Eminem Time Off for Bad Behavior - David Allan Coe

Just so you all know, I'm slowly working my way through all of your suggestions to try to organize them into a Top Ten (or Twenty, if I have time) HR tracks based on relevance and musical merit (not that there's a single suggestion here that isn't an absolute banger!).

I'm going to count out "I'm Not OK" and "Stressed Out" on the basis that these people clearly have issues in their private lives that are more impactful on their mental health than their workplace experience.

I'm going to count out "Manic Monday" because Susanna Hoffs clearly doesn't understand unlawful deductions from salary.

I'd love to include "Think", but I think that would be to undervalue this powerful anthem for racial equality. Aretha is clearly thinking strategically, but at a Board level rather than at a level relevant for the internal EDI team.

"Impossible" is in - and thank you for introducing this song to me!

"Cry For Help" is excluded on the basis that Rick is obviously taking unauthorised absence and shouldn't be encouraged.

I'm going to allow "We Didn't Start The Fire", but I feel like we need a new version with the lyrics based on the contents of this forum. Perhaps a job for David Boyd?

"Holiday", after careful consideration, is out. "Just one day out of life" is a complete breach of the Working Time Regulations and I honestly pity anyone who works for Madonna if this is the standard of her terms and conditions.

"Creep" is out, because we don't tolerate that kind of behaviour in the workplace.

Initially, I thought "9 to 5" was a bit too generic. But having listened to it again, (1) this is just the *best* "walking to the office from the car park" anthem, (2) a strict adherence to the 9 to 5 regime is a great start to ensuring a healthy work/life balance, (3) Dolly's right that they absolutely will never take away my dreams! I'm not crying! You're crying!

Initially I thought to include "She Works Hard for the Money" in because I have to acknowledge that Rag'n'Bone Man's "Human" has one gender-exclusive line, and we need balance. Obviously the expectation that "she" has to look pretty is a bit dated, but given that "they really need her there" and "she'll never sell out", I think it's fair to say that she is a shining example of who we should be in the workplace.

"Help" is out, because the singer needs a referral to the EAP. This really isn't something HR can support them with.

"That's not me" is by The Beach Boys, but I won't exclude it on that basis. I'm excluding it on the basis that, while I'm glad to hear that the Beach Boys have made progress in their emotional life, packing up to "split for the city" is no basis for professional development.