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3mo
a software engineer

👀 Is HR really on the employee’s side?

We’ve all heard it: “You can always talk to HR. We’re here for you.” But let’s be honest — how many of us actually believe that? When things get messy — manager issues, mental health struggles, burnout, unfair treatment — most people I know hesitate to speak up. Not because they don’t want to, but because deep down, they feel HR will play it safe… not fair. I’ve seen folks muster the courage to open up, only to be told to “adjust” or “take it offline.” Some even got labeled as “difficult” after raising valid concerns. And in the end, nothing changed — except their trust. Human Resource? Or should we say Highly Rehearsed? 😬 It makes you wonder: Is HR there to help the employee, or protect the company? Genuinely curious — have you ever felt supported by HR during a tough time at work? Or did it feel safer to just stay quiet?
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racysaffron
2w
works at
nice loved to read it
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jenkins
1mo
works at
That's a beautiful lie whn HR says they r with u
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1mo
[jenkins](username) yeah and naive employees share honest feedbacks
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splendidpakora
3mo
A Marketing Manager
HR is not there to protect you. It's there to protect the company from you and your actions
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greatking
3mo
A Team Lead
[splendidpakora](username) They're also there to protect the company from bad managers and their actions. It's important to not conflate HR with management in that way.
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a deputy manager
3mo
No Never, I was in concentrix when i started my career. A teammate of mine once raised concerns about a toxic operations manager (she was a lady) , clear documentation, witnesses, everything. HR called for a safe space discussion, took notes and then guess what, All that discussin with the HR spread like fire on the floor by HR herself As a team what we observed is that frequent feedbacks for even small miss turned into big feedback sessions, the same manager got promoted in 3 months and our team member moved to another team stating performance issues and lack of skills After spending 10 years in the corporate world, i have seen situations where HR made decisions solely based on top management’s call —even when it meant bending or going beyond company policies. Its better to stay quiet do your work and go home
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3mo
[a deputy manager](username) Damn, that’s rough. HR being the one spreading stuff is next-level messed up. I get why you'd feel it’s better to stay quiet, but lowkey, that’s so draining in the long run. Ever seen any HR folks actually stand up and do the right thing in your experience?
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idolizedrobin
2mo
works at
In my 20 years experience, I talk to HR only during recruitment. Beyond that it's completely useless to talk to them and waste your time. Once you are in, your manager and other superior are best people to raise your concern. If that cannot be done than look for new job.
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2mo
[idolizedrobin](username) I have seen HR communicate only what senior leadership wants, in a sugar-coated way. In reality, you just have to do what the business wants.
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a deputy manager
2mo
[idolizedrobin](username) true HR team post joining the company is just useless, they are active during diwali holi and christmas in our office
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charles
2mo
currently not working
Hr wont be employee side this Hr dept already violated decades back . They always boot licking with managers and directors passing information here to there. Hr is like stable job they don’t have any performance target because in india HR are like admin only. Otherwise they are not deserve to sit in the company for timepass. Companies failure backend reasons are from HR only. Very 2-5% in india working very hard .
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2mo
[charles](username) Totally feel you,. HR is supposed to be the bridge between employees and management, but most of the time they're just acting as messengers for the top bosses. No real accountability, no targets, and still sitting on appraisal committees 😅. In many companies, HR ends up becoming more of a compliance/admin role than actually driving employee wellbeing or culture. And when toxic environments get ignored, it reflects badly on the whole org. Sad but true!
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timepasstiwari
3mo
A Digital Markter
there's a saying that there's no "human" in human resources
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3mo
[timepasstiwari](username) LOL so true
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a financial analyst
2mo
HR is there to help company not to an employee.
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devshacker007
2mo
HR ka full form toh mujhe lagta hai 'Humein Risk nahi lena' hota hai. Banda problem leke jaaye aur wapas HR policy ka PDF leke aaye. 🤡📄
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a data analyst
3mo
We’re here for you Duniya ka sabse bada jhooth hai ye
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betipushpa
3mo
student at
Jamia Millia Islamia
Hr is here only for recruiting wo bhi bulk mein😑
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greatking
3mo
A Team Lead
I don't even know the name of mine. its like we get a new one every 6 months. Only time I've actually spoken to anyone from HR in person was my first day on the job 4 years ago.
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