Average HR Guy

I am 5'9" tall.
I weigh 160 lbs.
My tempeture is 98.6
My shoe size is 10 & a half.
I am a HR Generalist

I am an Average HR Guy.

I am fine with that. I sing the praises of the Average HR Guy..."Mister I ain't a boy, No, I'm a man. And I believe in The Promised Land!"
Some people (well one of the persons that works for me) call me the boss. Yes, my hair does look like that sometimes. Especially at the end of the day.

I like being this person because most of the people in jobs are average guys and gals. Most people have average lives. They want to go to work, earn some money, go home & be around people that love them. But to do the last two things, you have to do the first two things.

So who here wants to be treated like crap when they go to work?

C'mon, raise your hands.

No one? Really?

OK, SO WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING?! (Yes I know I'm shouting)

I am constantly reading about lawsuits regarding folks who just wanted to go to work, earn some money, go home & be around people that love them. But instead, they were so humiliated, abused or otherwise at work that they have chosen the path of getting justice. In some cases, this translates into putting their lives on hold for years.

This is why I like what I do for a living. I believe through the HR work I do, I'm making a difference. I'm not saving lives in an emergency room. But if I can make someone's day at work a better day, or if you will, average out the day for them than I have done a lot. I've stepped in those shoes and I know how good it feels to have someone there to average things out. Work does not always have to be another four letter word.

I think about how people ask the same questions about their health benefits, or about FMLA, FSA, ADA, etc, etc. They ask because of 2 reasons: they know I know the answer & that it's my job to know. Secondly because they just want to go to work, make some money, go home & be around people that love them and not worry about every acronym in their employee manual.

All in all, they want me to average it out for them. And I deliver.
Because I am the Average HR Guy.