There is no HR for HR

Of late I have grown very dispassionate about the profession I was so passionate about, so fond of..reasons keep varying but the essence remain the same...I feel working in HR department is like being an easy prey for anyone..every problem in the world is blamed on us...u shout on your subordinates and say attrition management is HR’s job..u make policies at board room and say HR dint increase the compensation..u set expectations on the candidates deserving to be your boss and then say HR is bad at recruitment!!! It’s a thankless job ultimately....whatever best / out of the way you do is either rewarded as “She is in HR, it’s her duty to do this” or “Being in HR she could not do it..i don’t know what kind of HR/HR Practices we have...”and to the top of it, you cannot crib about it..you can’t say anything to anyone..bcoz v r hr..we don’t have right to be sad, disappointed, demotivated...we have to smile, be happy..listen to all the shoutings, cribs of all the “employees” and provide solutions to them...and keep it “confidential” too...

We are not even treated as human beings...even after the office hours..we are HRs...the biggest shock of my life came to me when i read one of my very close friend's so called friend advising her to be aware of me, as all my friendliness, care can be farce coz i'm in HR and they are CLEVER people...u never know what strategy these HR people make". Another was the time when one of the colleagues honestly confessed that she did not interact with me for a long time bcoz she dint want to unnecessarily get friendly with HR people...

In my present organization, i realised most of the people who tried to be friendly with me were that because i was in hr...after some initial discussions..the conversation will always get diverted to..how much will be the salary hike this year..who is getting promoted, who is joining at what hike..and if i deny to divulge any information..it was considered to be “my not being friendly”..as if my being loyal to my profession was a crime committed...and when did the definition of friendship got limited to divulging information.

Poof.........i took HR as a profession because i was passionate about it...like many others are about design, quality..machines, automobiles..softwares... do they get treated as step ones or this special treatment to HR only...

This continuous has been enough for me...and is quite visible in my day to day life...work..interactions...dont know how to cope or get the passion back....