Not sure why you got downvoted. This has also been my experience. I've worked at companies ranging from 8 to 300 employees, and everywhere HR has been highly

Not sure why you got downvoted. This has also been my experience. I've worked at companies ranging from 8 to 300 employees, and everywhere HR has been highly incompetent (most of the time 30 something women spending their time buying shoes online). And when they were competent they were working to protect the company, not employees' ass. HR is never on your side.