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Megan Winson


Career development 1mo
Hey everyone! Our HR person at work is constantly sticking her nose into everyone’s relationships, arguments, and conflicts. She’s always trying to “sort things out”, even though she’s not a psychologist or anything. It’s honestly really annoying.
How do I tell her that I can handle my own issues and decide for myself who I want to be friends with and who I’d rather just keep things neutral with?

  • Camille Stephens

    1mo
    Best answer

    Stop telling her your business and she won't have anything to talk about .

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  • anthony nyaga

    1mo

    The only issues that the HR should be involved with, are the ones that negatively affect your productivity or those of your collegeus and the working... environment. He/She has a duty to ensure that employees do not engage in activities that tarnish the cooporate image of your employer. Beyond these, is inteference with personal space of employees. more

  • Steward Tony Pacheco

    1mo

    First of all, she is HR. That position holds much weight as those in that position are specifically and constantly trained in various disciplines....

    If conflict has infected the worksite, HR will investigate. Many times the hotline is called by anon employees to report issues that are affecting the serenity and productivity at the job site.

    If your or others personal issues are brought to work & are involving other team mates then that’s a problem.

    Arguments are hard to have if everyone is on the same page. HR is the referee & they meet with management to determine the next course of action.

    So it’s not about you. It’s about protocol because you are the one not trained to handle issues which are obviously becoming aggravated and disturbing the normal work atmosphere for others.

    Unless you are the CEO or Owner of company, you should just be focused on what expected of you within the boundaries set forth in your employee handbook as well as the direction of HR. It’s that simple.     more

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  • Christine Plowright

    1mo

    Somebody has to bring those conflicts to her for her to know about them. When someone goes to HR with an issue, it is literally their job to get... involved.  more

  • Camille Stephens

    1mo

    Stop telling her your business and she won't have anything to talk about .

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  • Michelle Willis

    1mo

    One of the places I worked had a similar situation, and I avoided her as much as possible. HR is there to protect the company and saying something... always makes it worse more

  • Richard Bernard Gudoi Gid'Agui

    1mo

    Has she got wprkplans and or measurable out puts that are performance based

  • Joseph Kiryagana

    1mo

    Her primary role is staff well being, which is absolutely what you have described. So she is being excellent at her work!

  • D ELAINE HILL

    1mo

    JUST BE DIRECTLY

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  • Victor Turner

    1mo

    It's unlikely that the HR rep would be open to direct or even indirect feed back regarding their behavior since they are already aware they've bumped... up against or cross some ethical lines: it's a power thing with no winners. So consider making a very professional public suggestion to the entire company including HR. Anonymous 360. degree peer reviews requiring feedback from outside ones own department. Then sit back. Take care though. you may receive helpful feedback about yourself. Which is a good thing. right? more

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