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Is your HR job making you miserable?

Steve Bridger

Last month we were discussing What key challenges are you currently facing in your role? 

One of you mentioned "the impossibility of balancing different priorities, when you have a genuine desire to do the right thing by the people you work with. I've always chosen to work in a relatively small organisation, so I'm close to the people whose jobs I support. For the first time, I'm thinking that I'd like a bit of distance!" (Which, incidentally, reminds me of this thread from the archive...)
Should HR have employees as Facebook 'Friends'?

Another community member said, "...with so much change in the business, it's so difficult to keep everyone feeling safe and secure, informed to the right level."

I know that so many of you find this Community a comfortable space to share your highs and lows with your peers, but it's almost two years to the day that I asked How are you all doing? after the worst of the pandemic.

We have been talking about this NYT article at CIPD this week... which has prompted me to ask that question again: how are you all doing?

So, Human Resources Is Making You Miserable?

HR managers... say that since the pandemic, the job has become an exasperating ordeal. “People hate us,” one said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/business/human-resources-professionals-workplace.html

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  • It is deeply relatable how the weight of "doing the right thing" can lead to such intense emotional labor for HR professionals in smaller, close-knit organizations. It is fascinating to see how modern employee perks https://betterme.world/articles/employee-perks/ are now shifting to address this exact type of compassion fatigue by offering mental health support specifically for those who care for everyone else. Prioritizing the well-being of the HR team is the most reliable way to ensure a healthy culture for the entire company.

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  • It is deeply relatable how the weight of "doing the right thing" can lead to such intense emotional labor for HR professionals in smaller, close-knit organizations. It is fascinating to see how modern employee perks https://betterme.world/articles/employee-perks/ are now shifting to address this exact type of compassion fatigue by offering mental health support specifically for those who care for everyone else. Prioritizing the well-being of the HR team is the most reliable way to ensure a healthy culture for the entire company.

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