Piece of "golden" HR advice that applies to everyone!

Piece of "golden" HR advice that applies to everyone!

In my first HR role, I was told the golden rule was to document, document, document. This also applies to employees. Any conversation about raises/money, any conflicts, talks about promotions, essentially anything you deem important needs to be documented. Following up in-person conversations via email and saving emails/slack messages can save a lot of headache down the road. Trust me, HR is saving everything on their end. You need to be doing so too so it doesn't end up in a he said/she said type of situation. I've been involved in way too may instances of employees coming to me and saying so and so promised X and when I ask for any type of back up, nothing can be provided. In a perfect world, everyone would keep their word, work together and be kind but we know that's not true so make sure to cover your behind!