As long as they juxtapose "human" with "resource" the role of HR is going to be problematic at best. Everyone else treats us as resources already. If you help e

As long as they juxtapose "human" with "resource" the role of HR is going to be problematic at best. Everyone else treats us as resources already. If you help employees as humans then you need to hire people who have nothing to do with the "resource" part. Some companies have this, and it's never anything to do with HR. It's life coaches, educational programs, employee assistance programs, hotlines of various sorts, quasi-official employee groups, etc. HR is OK when it's hiring and benefits, downright evil when it's policy police and executive ass-covering. I'd rather deal with actual police and lawyers than people who smile and pretend to be anything else.