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@ workingman- HR is a necessary component. You obviously are not educated on the hierarchy of American business. I bid you good day.

Jayson of TX 12:22AM November 05, 2011

now I understand why I got let go? LOLZ! The navigattion could use a little help though.

Julie W. of CA 9:47AM August 19, 2011

...or did I totally miss them.

Julie W. of CA 9:44AM August 19, 2011

Who needs HR? They are overhead.

workingman of CA 11:08AM July 29, 2011

what's the point of this article? if someone gets fired or laid off s/he shouldn't get upset with HR? that's the nature of your job and you're not going to convince anyone your terminating to feel for you. i don't think every time someone mentions attorney they are threatening you. they are simply stating they want legal representation.

manager101 of GA 10:18PM May 14, 2011

I agree with David. They only add more politics.

Dan 5:53AM November 08, 2010

i think employers need to listen to employees more, be kind to them.

lily 4:15AM September 26, 2010

My case was not very common. I understood when I was laid off because the working atmosphere was getting intoxicating in that place. I really felt lucky of being fired and just said: Thank you.

Stillhappyofbeingout of FL 8:30PM August 25, 2010

HR departments are a self-important waste of money. They add no value to a company and are a cost center. In this economy, efficiency is key.
HR duties could be handled on a part-time basis by other managment departments.

David of MD 11:06AM July 28, 2010

Reading this stuff is precisely why some people, who have been managers in the past, absolutely refuse to apply for a position (again) where they have to deal with hiring (or firing) potential idiots, but instead, choose to work more independently for someone else (who gets the headache of dealing with the potential idiots).
Who on Earth thinks that arguing your way back into a job is going to undo whatever it was that got them fired (or laid off) in the first place???
Reading that people do this is almost as ridiculous as a goofy coworker, who was caught using the company phone, on company time, to advertise her massage therapy rates (she comes out to your house, she charges thus-and-such per hour, etc. etc.) WITHOUT A LAWFUL LICENSE.
I'm still debating if the moron should be informed that this is a possible misdemeanor, but it's right up there with arguing with someone who has already fired you.
Honestly, employers need to realize that they no longer have to "settle" for the clowns in this post-recession economy. Merely being able to do the job isn't sufficient; they need to create more cultured and intellectually sophisticated workgroups to attract and retain real talent.
By the way, maybe US News can have one of the bloggers/writers write an article about the level of pathetic desperation some people are resorting to, that they'd even let coworkers overhear their unlicensed advertising for services they are not legally authorized to perform. In this post-recession economy, you hear and see just about everything. It's unbelievable what people are resorting to.
Sadly, these behaviors will not help people get ahead.

Employed, but stuck working with some real idiots of IL 1:45AM July 06, 2010