hi,
i was going through the thread of posts on this discussion and would certainly like to express that this is indeed very thought provoking. However, there is one thing i'd like to say here - i believe that an HR person invariably becomes a "loner" in office but having said that, the problems he/she faces is quite unique. This is out of personal exprience. i am working with my company for the past 3 years and have developed a rapport with almost all the employees of my practice. since all of them are client facing, they usually are travelling or are on client locations, which makes it very tough to literally bond with them since they physically present in office for a very short duration. however, the best part about being in one company for long is that no matter how much you know the other person, everyone knows HR - some of them even share their grievances or apprehensions. but my question here is that the minute they say that, "we are sharing this coz you are our friend and not as HR, so please dont escalate / communicate this to anyone", makes me feel like a snitch if i do tell my senior, only with the intention of making things right for them and not for gossip. As HR, i feel that i am responsible to reduce and gradually eradicate any issues amongst the employees. but when the employees feel that they are confiding in me for the person who i am, as an individual and not as HR...so i feel quite "torn" between the two feelings.
Please address this issue.
Regards
medha
i was going through the thread of posts on this discussion and would certainly like to express that this is indeed very thought provoking. However, there is one thing i'd like to say here - i believe that an HR person invariably becomes a "loner" in office but having said that, the problems he/she faces is quite unique. This is out of personal exprience. i am working with my company for the past 3 years and have developed a rapport with almost all the employees of my practice. since all of them are client facing, they usually are travelling or are on client locations, which makes it very tough to literally bond with them since they physically present in office for a very short duration. however, the best part about being in one company for long is that no matter how much you know the other person, everyone knows HR - some of them even share their grievances or apprehensions. but my question here is that the minute they say that, "we are sharing this coz you are our friend and not as HR, so please dont escalate / communicate this to anyone", makes me feel like a snitch if i do tell my senior, only with the intention of making things right for them and not for gossip. As HR, i feel that i am responsible to reduce and gradually eradicate any issues amongst the employees. but when the employees feel that they are confiding in me for the person who i am, as an individual and not as HR...so i feel quite "torn" between the two feelings.
Please address this issue.
Regards
medha