How Do You Know When It's Time to Get Out Of HR?
March 20, 2008
Frank Roche, the brains behind KnowHR, had a romp the other day called "10 Ways to Know When Its Time to Get Out of HR." Here are my 5 favorites from Frank's list; click through to see the rest. From Know HR:
- You refer to the head of HR as Catbert, and there’s no hint of irony left.
- Whenever anyone calls out, you think they’re taking a “psychological sick day”.
- You don’t think that anyone can get a 5 in a 5-point rating scale.
- You’ve never even seen the table, let alone have a chance of sitting at it.
- You think that it’s just a matter of the right forms, no exceptions.
To quote a line from Swingers, Frank's money and he doesn't even know it. Here's a few I would add to Frank's list:
- You think the SHRM periodicals are "best in class".
- You use the phrase "best in class".
- Your medical plan is self-insured and when someone tells you the procedure they are going in for, you know what the plan will be billed within a $50 margin of error.
- You no longer actively interview candidates, you simply "source".
- You respond to every performance issue, by quoting, to the manager, your company's Progressive Discipline policy, without questioning whether the manager has tried informal coaching.
- You have a prepped speech for why Viagra's not covered by the plan.
Frank - thanks for the great list!
Number 4 in Frank's list may not be a reason to get out of HR, but it is certainly a reason to change the company you work for...
Posted by: Michael Haberman, SPHR | March 20, 2008 at 07:55 AM
Reason Number 4 in Frank's list may not be a reason to get out of HR, but it can be one reason to change the company you work for only if reqruitments is your only area of interest.
There is a very good blog on HR which I follow for references. Address of this blog is mentioned below:
http://managehrnetwork.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Ankur | March 20, 2008 at 02:18 PM
You sources this well, a 4.999999 out of 5, and we could say this post was the "best in class"
Posted by: David Zinger | March 21, 2008 at 12:12 PM
I read the original top 10 from KnowHR and number 10 was my fave -- You spend more time talking about employee engagement than talking to employees.
Posted by: Wonger | March 21, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Interesting themes from Frank.....
You think "performance forms" work
You have bought all of Ulrich's books and haven't read them.....but still think he is a dude
You have introduced an email restriction policy
You see "you tube" as a problem
Endless list.........
Scott
Posted by: Scott McArthur | March 22, 2008 at 10:19 AM
I can add:
You complete/accomplish any function for any employee, just because you are meeting with your line manager and he might ask you about it.
Posted by: Hala | March 26, 2008 at 05:12 AM