POV: “HR today is incompetent.” EXCUSE ME?!

The other day, I was triggered by a conversation with a friend.

He so confidently told me, “Honestly, I feel HR today is incompetent. They only care about compliance. All they know is their administrative work. When the company has operations or people issues, HR doesn’t add value.”

I was like… WHAT?!

I rebutted, “That’s because your company didn’t hire strategic HR. And honestly, they don’t come cheap but many bosses don’t see the value in investing in one. That’s the real problem.”

Two years ago, I said this in an interview and my stand remains the same.
HR is undertrained.
The irony of it.


HR needs training, exposure, and the right development pathway to move beyond admin work.

So this is my recommendation.
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Think about levelling up your HR game so nobody dares call us incompetent again.

xoxoxo

1 thought on “POV: “HR today is incompetent.” EXCUSE ME?!”

  1. the problem with my HR….is that:

    1. They ask the managers to source own candidates and pass to them.
    2. They don’t help in problematic employee cases ….manager:

      • Manager: PIP?
      • Hr: Cannot.
      • Manager: Own appraisal form? Hr: Cannot.
      • Manager: Own KPI tracking? Hr: Cannot.
      • Manager: What can?
      • Hr: Go think yourself.
      • Manager: Any guideline?
      • Hr: Go think yourself.

    this one cannot , that one cannot….end of the day …bad impression of hr…..but that’s my company la.

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