The Wild Wild West (or 1950s) Why Even Have HR?
Pros
Compensation is good and despite the lack of any form of culture, the people who work there are nice and support one another.
Cons
HR turns a blind eye to multiple reports of sexual harassment and discrimination. How does it look to your entire staff when MULTIPLE people know of an offender and you keep them in their highly paid position for MONTHS? Rumors and talk about all of this is rampant- and where there is smoke there is fire. Wild parties at the NSM? Affairs where the junior person is let go? A friend of mine was passed on a raise because they were out on maternity leave- and the company even admitted it! I guess they aren't fearful of litigation. Also what a great example to show to your younger employees who are the "future" of your organization- no room to grow professionally and personally at Terumo, kids! Or how about the multiple inappropriate manager / subordinate relationships?! People barely bother to hide them because they know their is no consequence except a slap on the wrist and a "threat" to take alcohol away from next year's NSM. It is really insane- how there aren't lawsuits left and right is really beyond me Aside from the BIG issues above- HR is widely untrusted across the company- its a running joke. The majority of HRBPs are unfriendly unapproachable and IF you do decide it is worth your time to bring something to them, they never make any actualy documentation or reports (are exit interview notes taken and signed by the employee who took the time to talk before leaving? NO) This leaves plenty of room for truths to "go away" or stretched and changed to fit individual agendas.
