You Are HR

HR Exec

You are HR. You are human. You are resourceful.

You are psychologist, psychiatrist and therapist. You are corporate conscious personified. You are a closed door confidant.

You are baby announcer and obituary writer. You are Kleenex distributor. You are safe.

You are problem solver, mediator, arbitrator and lawyer. You are judge, jury and executioner. You are court reporter and record keeper.

You are timekeeper and clock watcher. You are attendance taker and vacation planner. You are sick days. You are holidays.

You are technologist and vendor manager. You are requirements definer, tire kicker, systems tester and disaster recoverer. You are procurement officer and RFP writer.

You are call center agent and case manager. You are insourced, outsourced and cosourced.

You are legislator and risk mitigator. You are lobbyist and influencer. You are policy maker and labor negotiator.

You are party planner, florist and caterer. You are allergist and bartender. You are cake cutter and designated driver.

You are fashion police and dress coder. You are smell detector. You are touch preventer.

You are fire marshal and safety officer. You are ergonomic engineer and desk adjustor.

You are doctor, nurse and pharmacist. You are drug tester and weight watcher. You are fundraiser, vaccinator and hand sanitizer.

You are banker and financial advisor. You are broker and estate planner. You are retirement calculator and cost estimator. You are pre-tax. You are post-tax.

You are graphic designer, author, editor and publisher. You are brand manager and enforcer. You are sign maker and hanger.

You are local and global. You are interpreter and customs officer. You are cultural attache and welcoming committee.

You are head hunter, talent agent and promoter. You are advertiser, interviewer, deal maker and offeror.

You are trainer, teacher and developer. You are registrar and course cataloger.

You are all races, colors, religions, disabilities, sexual orientations and ages.

You are misunderstood and much maligned. You are often feared and ill-defined.

You are human. You are resourceful. You are HR.


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11 Comments

  1. Posted February 22, 2010 at 5:55 pm | Permalink

    Awesome! One could view this as both daunting as well as inspiring.

  2. Posted February 22, 2010 at 6:19 pm | Permalink

    YIHAAAA!!!!! How ya like them apples?

  3. Posted February 23, 2010 at 10:52 am | Permalink

    Mark, this post should be required reading for every HR professional. Besides being inspirational, it paints an accurate picture of what we do, the challenges we face and the highs and lows of our great profession. Perhaps SHRM will publish it?

  4. Posted February 24, 2010 at 8:00 am | Permalink

    But…can I have a “seat at the table”?? : )

  5. Posted February 25, 2010 at 5:15 pm | Permalink

    I always knew I wore many hats as an HR pro! good read for someone looking to get into the field as further proof that HR is far from boring

  6. Posted March 3, 2010 at 2:51 pm | Permalink

    I wondered who was shadowing me yesterday. ;)

    Great post, and definitely should be required reading for those entering the field!

  7. Annie
    Posted April 27, 2010 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

    this.is.awesome.

  8. Posted July 27, 2010 at 5:20 pm | Permalink

    This is really good, Mark.

  9. Posted August 15, 2010 at 10:08 pm | Permalink

    Interesting post, It was a good read though however I am not going to enter into HR

  10. Brenda Le
    Posted September 22, 2011 at 9:52 am | Permalink

    Mark,

    SO TRUE!!!!! And my desk happens to look like the one in the picture you so carefully picked out. :)

  11. Nait Bond
    Posted April 18, 2012 at 6:03 am | Permalink

    Spot on! Fabulously inspiring to HR professionals.

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