Sunday, July 6, 2008

My first post. Yaaay!

OK, so I'm new to blogging - obviously, since this is my first post, and guaranteed to be lame. Frankly, it never occurred to me to write about human resources, but I promised my random thoughts (to whomever might actually read them...), so here they are:
  • I love human resources. Is that strange? I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I used to work in operations, actually managing teams of employees united for a common goal, blah, blah, blah. I fell into this gig and I am lovin' it.
  • I enjoy talking to fellow practitioners. They have the best stories, and generally handle workplace adversity with humor and style.
  • I do not mix well with "suits," our fellows who speak in business-tongue and get all antsy-in-their-pantsy (That's a "Super Troopers" reference, if you are an aficianado) about small meaningless details. Let's stress the important stuff, like adequate compensation, affordable benefits and finding and retaining great employees.
  • My dream is a world where we work to strengthen employee-employer relationships, separate the wheat from the chaff, streamline practices, and discuss it all using snarky references and improper business communication.
I have no idea if anyone will actually read this, but if you do, please comment. The snarkier the better.