Recent comments in /f/videos

Opinions_R_Not_Facts t1_iylrdch wrote

Not everyone spends every waking moment they have reading through comments on every thread. So I’m glad this was posted to this sub so I can see it for the first time, (as do others via the vote count).

How desperate are you to be angry about something else besides what you’re actually angry about?

Edit: your comment history reads like you’re angry at humans and are the only one that chuckles at your jokes.

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joleme t1_iyhq6nh wrote

like it or not, AHRAB - All HR Are Bastards.

The only way most of them will be helpful is if they absolutely know you have them by the shorthairs OR if it could cost them more money to ignore you.

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-Quivos- t1_iyhpyjf wrote

What are people even debating for on the comments ?

Who pays HR ?

The Company does.

If you are having a dispute with the company, as an employee, which side is HR going to be on ?

Doesn't take a lot to figure this one out does it ?

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Frisnfruitig t1_iyhpfdp wrote

No one is saying "don't talk to a lawyer, just watch this single YouTube video". It's like you are having an argument with yourself and just stating the obvious.

I think he made some decent points and gave some good information for people who have little to no working experience. That being said nothing he said should be news for people who have some working experience. Everyone knows not to trust HR (in most scenarios).

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Radiantsilverbug t1_iyhoarv wrote

HR exists to protect a company from legal issues, not to help employees. They only help you as far as it helps the company. Everyone likes to pretend like they will help you like a union, though.

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dj768083 t1_iyho80t wrote

He is and he isn’t. I started writing a long comment dissecting one of his points and then I stopped when I realized that for me to write that comment without spending all day working on it and providing you the nuance, would be doing you just as much of a disservice as he is in this video. So why even bother telling you that? Because it’s important to send a message that providing guidance on how to interact with your employer, in a world where employees spend a large portion of their lives at work, is complicated. It can’t be whittled down to a 14 minute video. And if someone is trying to do that, then you should be suspicious of their motivations for doing so. In this case, it likely has done its job. Somewhere out there, there is an employee that is going to take some portion of the advice in this video, potentially put their job at risk, and then a new client is born. Talk to a lawyer, don’t watch one on YouTube.

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adgloa t1_iyho59h wrote

I did a BS management course at my work a few years back. The only thing I remember to this day is the HR rep telling us HR exists to protect the employer not the employee.

If they are helping you in any way, it is because it is in the interests of the company to do so, not yours

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minnesotaris t1_iyho3aq wrote

Second this. HR is just below attorney representation for the company. They are never on your side. It is called human resources, which is as close to a commoditizing title as one can get. These can be downvoted but it this is what the department is. In my job at large corporations, I never see HR out and about, mingling. I've met with one HR person once in six years.

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