For some reason (in my experience) HR has a lot of power in companies. They can institute painful processes that nobody likes even director/executives and nobod

For some reason (in my experience) HR has a lot of power in companies. They can institute painful processes that nobody likes even director/executives and nobody seems to question it or if they do they are powerless to change it. The company I currently work for I wouldn't have a hope in hell of passing through all the hoops the interview process inflicts.