True story! This is obvious and old hat for the more experienced corporate drones here, but it's important for all the newbies to understand that [all, but esp

True story! This is obvious and old hat for the more experienced corporate drones here, but it's important for all the newbies to understand that [all, but especially HR] processes and policies are made to be broken, and they are often so dysfunctional in large corporations that if someone at an appropriate level wants something done, it will be done. (My personal experience suggests that managers and below have 0 power, and only directors+ start being able to work the informal network.)