HR Is Not Your Friend. Before You Complain At Work, Watch This...

Human Resources is not your friend. If you’re in a toxic workplace or dealing with a workplace issue, like a bad boss, you might want to complain to HR. There are there to help right? Well, before calling HR to complain about your boss or complain about a coworker or toxic work environment, there are a few things you need to know. In this video I’m breaking down what does hr do, why hr is not your friend, and when you should file an HR complaint (and what you need to have ready)

Chapters
0:52 Super important!
1:09 The practical reason for not calling HR.
2:49 What does HR do, and what is absolutely not their job.
5:58 HR (and your toxic boss) strike back
8:14 Will they help you?
9:33 When to File an HR Complain (and oh 💩plan you MUST have ready)

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[makeda.andrews]

Here's what i've learned - HR is about protecting the company. Not the employees....just saying.

[emmanuelking]

If you work in a toxic environment: be compliant, be a team player, be flexible, don't complain...all while you secretly look for another job! Leave on a high note. Don't try and "fight the system", don't try to be the "one who finally makes the difference", it's all futile when you are going up against toxic people who look forward to retaliating against you...no job is worth that stress.

[hey_buddy_waz_up]

HR is brand protection. Never go to them if you have an issue with harassment or discrimination. Go to your lawyer FIRST, and DO NOT tell anyone about it.

[MIDTOWNE]

I won 6 figures from a class-action lawsuit because HR was acting in a discriminatory manner. I took that money and brought commercial real estate property. What a blessing. Thanks, HR!!!

[carolcross_ArtFusionStudio]

People are no longer judged on their work, they are judged on how they can schmooz, or socialize with the right people. It's about who YOU are, who YOU know, ... yada yada bla bla bla. So glad I work for myself now. Many years in corporate, ugh, and many years in education, ugh! Love what you are doing,

[jermainemyrn]

Every single time I went to HR, I got fired. Use these companies and dispose of them just like they do to us.

[janettedesilier]

I reported my toxic boss to HR once and that was when I realized HR was not there to protect me. I left that company quickly and began working for myself

[marcfarraye]

I feel like this should be shown to soon to be college grads - everyone young and naive thinks HR will help them out of a jam, so so wrong 😑

[swnerd-]

I’m a relatively young person (late 20’s), but even in my short working life I’ve come to realize how extremely under appreciated you are as an employee. The company/agency and managers only consider you as a mindless drone to fulfill their goals. You aren’t even treated as a human being. Ever day I work I feel like my positive energy is being siphoned from me as I am overworked and forced to deal with toxic individuals on a regular basis. I realize this video is directly referencing HR but I felt it was necessary to comment about the overall workplace environment given HR’s contribution to this never ending cycle of toxicity that pervades the American workplace. I feel that this mindset was imprinted on us from a young age when we were in school, when teachers and principals would mishandle bullying and not take it seriously or even blame the victim for being bullied in the first place. This attitude carries with us to the workplace, as if we were conditioned from a young age that when we become victims of harassment we do nothing but stay silent and let it keep festering. How has this attitude benefited American society as a whole except increase the rates of depression, suicide and violence? Studies have shown that in workplaces where bullying isn’t taken seriously there is less morale and productivity, which negatively impacts the company in the long run. In other words, they may not care now, but they don’t realize that they’re digging their own graves.

[petite]

This is why I low-key want to be a housewife. Workplace drama, dealing with HR members and coworkers with no integrity is too much stupidity for me.

[karissanelson]

My HR manager specifically asked my if my boss was toxic and if I had any issues. I told her my boss was both verbally and physically abusive. One week later I had been fired. I was 21 at the time and had no idea I could sue. Next time I will take the whole company down with me.

[arikaGME]

HR is just the law suit prevention team, nothing more. If it’s bad enough for HR just walk away from your job while you still have decent references.

[TheRealMVPPP]

I took an HR class last semester and the professor summed up HRs job function as to look out for the best interest of the company.

[jjohnson]

Jennifer, I should have a YouTube channel on this subject. HR people are dangerous. Employees should NEVER...EVER...go to HR for ANY reason. Here's why:
1. It immediately makes you a
target.
2. It's never confidential. They
will tell your boss.
3. They can, and will, put
anything in your personnel
file.
4. They will take your boss's
side.
5. They will use whatever you
say, and twist it around, to
make themselves look
good, if you have to file a
legal complaint.
6. Most HR people have no
real knowledge of
employment law, or how
and what their company
actually does.
7. HR has a LOT of power.
a) They can fire you for
ANY reason.
b) They can damage your
personal and
professional reputation.
c) They can "infantilize" you
d) Their investigations are
"rigged"
e) You'll be "gaslighted" or
micromanaged
f) You'll find yourself a
victim of "quiet firing".
Thanks for doing this video !!!!@

[rcslyman]

After 42 years on this planet, I can comfortably say that at work, you have absolutely no friends. Ever. Assume from the moment you punch the clock for the first time that every single person from every single department, is out to find some way to get you fired.

[matrescence_motherhood]

HR is the core of toxicity in most workplaces lol 😂

[galactichand]

HR is a bait and switch. Talking to them is like sleeping with the enemy.

[TheArnold]

I learned this lesson years ago. One of my co-workers went to HR because our old manager was toxic. That same day, the manager fired my co-worker. HR told him everything, including the identity of the worker that complained. I couldn't believe it back then. Now I realize how widespread this problem is.

[stevejenkins]

Jennifer has it 100%.

As a recruiter for over 30 years, the LAST person you want to share anything with, is HR. Very rarely are they in it for anything other than their own aggrandizement and career.

Best to handle things on your own. Or leave. On your own terms. Getting HR involved will usually end in having you leave--on THEIR terms.

[michaelyoon]

I agree 100 percent. You have to think of every job as an independent contractor (even though you may not actually be hired as one). You provide your labor as a service to the company, and the company pays you for your time. You are your own separate company, so think of yourself always as a single proprietorship. The HR team is part of the company. Lawyers are part of your single proprietorship. Good luck!