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I recently hired a new developer for my team. She stupidly asked for what I believe is well below market rate. I want to build a team for the long term, so I (a

I recently hired a new developer for my team. She stupidly asked for what I believe is well below market rate. I want to build a team for the long term, so I (and the CTO, my boss) had to stand up to HR to get her what we think the position is really worth. In my experience, it's HR that stands in the way of employee satisfaction (whether that's salaries, or flexibility in various benefits, or whatever). You'd think they're there to be the champions of the worker in the corporation, but it seems to actually be just the opposite.

jrs235 10y ago
Correct. There's a misunderstanding by many. Many believe that HR is there for the employees, which is not the case. HR exists to serve and protect the company. Squealing to HR about problems isn't likely to help an employee, it's more likely to put them on the chopping block.
- sokoloff 10y ago
  In the department "Human Resources", never forget that "Human" is just an adjective and "Resources" is the noun.
  - jonaf 10y ago
    At my company, we call the department "People and Talent," but it's colloquially known as "PeepOps" here. Company is about 800 people and publicly traded.
tcoppi 10y ago
> In my experience, it's HR that stands in the way of employee satisfaction (whether that's salaries, or flexibility in various benefits, or whatever). You'd think they're there to be the champions of the worker in the corporation, but it seems to actually be just the opposite. I also thought the same thing, but a month or two into my first job quickly dispelled that illusion. HR is for the benefit of the company, not the employee.