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SV_BubbleTime 6 days ago

Try and convince me that HR departments aren’t majority jobs programs for the less intellectually fortunate.

It would be an uphill battle.

johnnyanmac 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

My main counterargument here is that many office jobs don't need "intellectual fortune". Society needs to be honest and know when you just need people for accountability's sake, for small and/or odd ends to meet, or to manage clerical tasks that pile up. And remember that humans who do a role for a whike get really good at it, if you don't fire them after a few months to make earnings calls look 1% better.

Title inflation is a phenomenon spread far beyond tech.we shouldn't shame "learnable on the job work", but we don't need to pretend everyone is a VP either. HR in this case is there to allegedly help resolve problems with workers (reality: there to help prevent or alleviate the workload of lawyers). They have no business in recruiting past maybe a behavioral call.

franktankbank 6 days ago | parent [-]

> Society needs to be honest

> They have no business in recruiting past maybe a behavioral call.

franktankbank 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You:Me <-> Preacher:Choir

I actually have much more negative thoughts than that, but I'm told we should assume they are stupid rather than malicious.

jeffrallen 6 days ago | parent [-]

If you don't think HR is malicious, you should read Company by Max Barry.

franktankbank 6 days ago | parent [-]

I'm sure we are on the same team here but I try not to base my attitudes on works of fiction.