Hello,
I do not agree with Nisha at all. Let me first ask you the following questions:
1. Did you know the attitude of the employers before joining?
If yes, then why did you join?
If no, then why did you not find out? As a person who is in the field of HR, I believe you should be able to find and judge the job/employers which are right for you. If it was anybody other than an HR Dept. person asking your question, I would've understood his/her ignorance of how to find the right job and how to evaluate your options.
2. As an HR person, do you think that you are the best person to change the mindset of your employers towards the field of HR? Or are you thinking of taking the easy way out of simply giving up and quitting. Things will definitely be easier for you that way, but think of the scenario and the pride you can gain by attempting to change their attitude and benefitting not only yourself, but for the whole lot of employees working in that organization. I'm sure that you have joined the field of HR because you genuinely care for the betterment of people/professionals. If that is the reason you are in HR then I would say that you need to stay and fight. Fight till your self esteem allows you and even then if you think that it's not going to make any difference you may think of leaving.
3. Where would you get greater job satisfaction? Is it in an excellent company, with set practices and procedures, where HR is hyped, respected and been existent forever. Or is it in a company of whom you could write on the blog again and say...A few months back my employers did not believe in HR Management, but today "I" am proud to tell you that I have shown them how it is vital for a company to manage their human resources the way I am doing it. The journey was great; I made a difference in all those employees lives... I have made a turnaround in this company's HR Dept.
The second case is what I call true job satisfaction. Of course then, I would not even hesitate to ask for the rightful salary that I deserve, because then they will also understood the value that I have added to their organization.
So I hope you make the decision which YOU think is appropriate, because you have to live with your decision. Just make sure that you fight for what you are passionate about and you will go places.
All the best.
Neha Rawte
HR Manager
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