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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Human Resources.  I'm 15 years away from retirement and hope I can last. Nothing is about humans anymore.  It's all about data.  Employees hate you for implementing or enforcing policies created by Leadership. Leadership doesn't appreciate you (until a pandemic) but that was last year, now we are just overpaid and useless.  Recent grads with a degree are very picky about what they want to do. Training and employee relations is the appealing sexy side of it. But don't want to do any of the administrative work involved.  [/quote]

I’m in HR too and wow you’re jaded PP. I’ve been in this space for 24 years. Still love what I do. So much so that after I retire, I will likely stay in HR somehow - consulting, non profit, volunteer work. I Appreciate the opportunity to make companies and people better from within. I think I’ve been lucky. I’ve worked at some phenomenal companies with amazing cultures. Had a seat at the table, credibility, respect, budget to make material changes. I’ve traveled the world in business class. Now I’ve also worked during my early years at a couple toxic god awful, watch your back type of places. I’m thankful for those experiences now that I’m older - they taught me a lot - mostly what not to do, and what to avoid as I progressed in my career. So as I kept moving on, I knew what I was looking for in an organization. I think 15 years is a long time to try and ride anything out. That can be soul crushing. Can you make a switch? Go into one of the niche areas - exec recruitment, analytics, talent management? Or Find another organization where you Would Be Valued for your experience? When I first saw this thread, I actually thought - wow most people would be surprised by my opinion - but I Would Not put HR as one of the To be Avoided professions. It can be fulfilling and when you rise in private industry it can be rather lucrative - I make as much or more than some lawyers on this forum. And my masters was a mere 20 months and $20k. The ROI has been huge. [/quote]

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