On: Why people leave companies

[bronbron]

Eh, he's not wrong (even if he's being a Walter about it).

HR is not a union for employees. HR is there to protect the company: It just turns out that the company's theoretical (keyword there) interests and the employee's interests align frequently (e.g. keeping the workplace free of discrimination, keeping employee morale up).

[eropple → bronbron]

The point is, when you don't approach every interaction in an adversarial manner, you're remarkably more likely to not have them be your adversaries.