This comment always stuck with me - does anyone know more of the history ombudsmen, who must've existed prior to the rise of modern HR departments? > octokatt

This comment always stuck with me - does anyone know more of the history ombudsmen, who must've existed prior to the rise of modern HR departments? > octokatt on Feb 19, 2020 | parent | context | un‑favorite | on: Why Susan Fowler blew the whistle on sexism at Ube... > why must it be this way Companies used to have Ombudsman; literally a board member who did nothing but listen to employee complaints and help them e heard. This tended to lead to unions, which reduced company profitability, and was replaced with the current HR model, which is now giving way to out-sourced HR models.