I was once told that HR is not for the faint of heart.
Anonymous
I was once told that HR is not for the faint of heart. I have conquered many battles in my life, yet none that have made me feel as incapable and small as the world of human resources has.
I started my journey as an HR assistant and moved to a contract role, within 2 weeks of me being in the role, I was an HR dept of one. The Director quit for a better opportunity. Fresh out of college, nobody to learn from, just me. Currently working in a Generalist capacity and now the organization is in financial ruin and now they are trying to push out HR to save money. (not an assumption, there has been actual conversation about this) My job security is at risk, once again. I am coming to the conclusion that the HR world is just not for me. I am tired, the lack of job security, the negligence from my company, the endless job searching, being ghosted by recruiters, being apart of a 3 month recruitment process just to be rejected in the final stages... I am tapped. This industry is just not for me, its breaking down my mental health. You're really a different breed if you survive and excel in this field and I genuinely commend you. Like seriously, thank goodness I have a therapist.


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