[A Navy Vet]

Most employees believe Human Resources (HR) departments are there to protect the employees. Just take 2 seconds to think who signs HR paychecks - the company! They work for the company interests.

I'm sure the good-will graduates of Urban Women Employment go in hoping to help, but do any of them realize there jobs are created for the benefit of the employer? HR departments exist as a legal buffer between the employer and fedgov/local laws and the unions in some cases.

How do I know beside commonsense? I was a Navy Counselor in my last years Navy and looked into Human Resources as a civilian occupation. No thanks.

[nascarnation]

Most employees believe Human Resources (HR) departments are there to protect the employees.

If that's true, "people" are too dumb to even be meriting a paycheck.