Keeping on a Poker Face with HR

[Anonymous]

Who's bright idea was this? What a waste of time. Does HR really think anyone is going to be honest? This is why nobody likes dealing w/ HR...ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with others that you obviously shouldn’t say that you are looking.

BUT I think you should take the opportunity, if asked, to suggest one or two actionable things that could make the work environment better. Importantly, I don’t mean complain or say anything negative. Rather say some things that could help in a forward looking way.

[b]The fact that they are conducting the interviews means that somebody sees a problem and wants to try to fix it. You can help them without sabotaging yourself.

I think the fact that they are conducting interviews means someone wants to CYA. I’d be they knew about the problem and ignored it. Or they are really, really dumb.

Something similar going on in my org. If they cannot see the obvious, I cannot help them. It has been pointed out. They do not care.

Buh-bye!!!!

I have to agree. If someone higher up really wanted to know what was going wrong, a good manager would casually drop by the office for a chat or take you to lunch. Setting up formal “interviews” reeks of ass covering and/or bad management. Either they know what’s wrong and they don’t want ti fix it (especially if it involves diverting money from their private jet line item) or they have a middle level of management that is lying to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have zero investment in the interests of HR and management at an organization that is running downhill. My personal experience is that anything said in these circumstances can and will be used against you long after you have left the organization. I should have just kept my mouth shut and quietly left even sooner than I did.[/quote

Explain how legally they can hold what you honestly and candidly tell them after you left?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have zero investment in the interests of HR and management at an organization that is running downhill. My personal experience is that anything said in these circumstances can and will be used against you long after you have left the organization. I should have just kept my mouth shut and quietly left even sooner than I did.

Explain how legally they can hold what you honestly and candidly tell them after you left?