[Wurlitzer]

In my career I worked for 3 large organizations in management positions and ultimately as Corporate Director of Engineering with responsibilities for 70+ plants world wide.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER believe for a nano-second that HR has any concern for you. They do their best to make you believe this but they are doing their job and that is keeping the troops in line for the least amount of money. If they are good at HR then they are doing a good job for the company. They are not your friend.

This is not sour grapes as I still have an affinity for my former employers and left on good terms. But, I know from being in Corporate management, HR is simply doing their job.

[Beagle8U]

HR depts, formally personel dept in sane days, have been destroyed by putting women in charge. Sorry, but that is a fact.

You can't run a company based on ‘feelings’, you can only run it into the ground.

I advise any young professional to RUN like hell from any job offers at a company with a female in charge of HR!