[note] HR – who even needs it? Link: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/hr-%E2%80%93-who-even-needs-it-045341668.html It makes sense that you can’t spell “hurt” without “H” and “R”, and when we see the anti-HR mobs baying for blood, it’s easy to pick up a placard and/or blunt object and join in the fun. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * See anti-HR mobs baying for sth * pick up a placard or blunt object and join in the fun. There’s a swag of anecdotal “evidence” claiming that HR is no good, despite legitimate research that says otherwise, so let’s get rid of HR! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * a swag of anecdotal "evidence" * get rid of So, we might say that we should get rid of the HR people, but somebody will still have to fill the HR function. Who’s going to do this? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * fill the HR function * HR is, after all, the easy job — something anyone can pick up, right? * resolve interpersonal grievances. * HR people need to be competent in HR