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re: Does anybody work for a company whose HR department is not completely useless?

Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:30 pm to
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51909 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:30 pm to
You forgot the best part:

*show up at 3*

Oh, I see you registered but the other department didn’t get back to me, can you come back tomorrow after they respond?



I’ll let you in on a little secret: they didn’t send that shite till 5 minutes before you showed up.

They were too busy facebooking or talking about their pets.
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 2:25 pm
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
19266 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:31 pm to
The HR lady also handles insurance at our company. My wife had to see an oral surgeon last year and this goofy bitch didn't add her to our new policy. She said " well you didn't sign her up when we switched insurance companies ". I said yes I did , so we go back and forth .. finally i tell her I want a copy of my file. Sure enough I did sign her up HR lady responds I'm so sorry let me see what I can do. She calls me up at the end of the work day. " you're just going have to pay it ($1500) I got really rude by this time and was called in by my branch manager and told to drop it... I had to eat that money. frick HR
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
422591 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:38 pm to
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"Hey Pettifogger, my boss told me you needed _________. Can you fill out this form and then register for this platform and then call me and I can set up your training so you can view this 3 page PDF. Do you have time to skype at 3 about registering for the platform?"




and

Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:39 pm to
We’re pretty lucky at our employer. In particular, our benefits/payroll manager knows her stuff and any issues are fixed immediately.
Posted by MLCLyons
Member since Nov 2012
4710 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:52 pm to
My companies HR department seems to run just fine. Never had any issues with them and neither has anyone else in my office.
Posted by geaux88
Northshore, LA
Member since Oct 2003
16355 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:53 pm to
HR departments are so useless they frick things up on purpose to give themselves something to do the next day (fixing their frick ups).
Posted by MLCLyons
Member since Nov 2012
4710 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:54 pm to
double post
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted by celltech1981
Member since Jul 2014
8139 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:55 pm to
other than recruiting and making sure employment laws are followed HR just slows a company down.
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18451 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:56 pm to
We fired our one and only HR worker. Haven’t noticed a difference. In fact, it’s been better lately.
Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR
TX
Member since Jan 2005
16315 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:57 pm to
I work for a large corporation and our HR department is only there to cover the companies arse. They also all get hired in as Sr. HR Rep. How the frick do you higher an entry level HR person as Sr. anything? I should have went into HR.
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19118 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:58 pm to
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32713 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:00 pm to
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I should have went into HR.

You should consider yourself lucky you have a job at all.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
113964 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:21 pm to
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we have a 4 person


I bet this is part of the problem.

When you have more people working in a department than what is needed, when something needs to be done, everyone assumes the other person will take care of it. Or there isn't enough work to keep them busy so they just think "I can frick off right now, I will get that done in a little while" and then they end up either forgetting about it or figure that "when it becomes an issue they will contact us about it".
Posted by Indiangensing
Member since Nov 2017
1514 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:27 pm to
Yeah, I would have probably got my walking papers lol
Posted by BlackPot
Member since Oct 2016
2064 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:29 pm to
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They promised they’d have me a computer on my first day. It’s day 3 and still no sign of the ticket being even opened.



As I work in IT, I'd pass that blame to your manager. He probably told the department on Sunday night a new hire was coming in.
Posted by keepitsimple
coast of erosion
Member since Aug 2017
93 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:53 pm to
Your HR department is a direct reflection of your company's senior management.

The HR Manager should have equal intelligence and backbone as the department managers, or he/she will get run over to the point of diminishing returns. And the HR manager should hire only qualified assistants because they are a reflection of him/her.

If your company does not care enough to ensure an HR department that employees are proud to have, then shame on them.

I suggest there's a deeper issue than just having crappy HR folks. Any department is susceptible to having crappy people. Why is your company allowing it?

Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 2:02 pm to
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they give those jobs to people who cant do anything else right.


Culcha
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
58806 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 2:06 pm to
I once worked for a firm where the top rain making partner (who brought in millions of dollars worth of business per year) had one assistant. The head of HR had three assistants. It blew my mind.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
58806 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 2:07 pm to
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n HR department that employees are proud to have


We found the HR employee.
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5710 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 2:14 pm to
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They submit the request and coordinate with IT and who sets up the UI. They haven’t even submitted the request ticket.


I’ve been in IT in various roles for almost 20 years. I’ve not gotten a single PC request from HR.
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