Comments on: HR cluing in to dealing with independent workers http://gigaom.com/2012/01/16/corporations-no-longer-clueless-about-independent-work/ Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Twisted Wrist http://gigaom.com/2012/01/16/corporations-no-longer-clueless-about-independent-work/#comment-799164 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:15:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=470201#comment-799164 Generally, HR departments have waaaay too much power in corporations. You can tell when a corporation has been “poisoned” by HR when the only way to get hired (or work as a 1099) is to go through HR first. Another indication is when there’s a VP or Director of HR. HR needs only a few managers/supervisors to oversee the HR rank-and-file.

Sadly, most corporations do not understand that the motivation for HR is to actually *encourage employees to leave*. Why? Because HR is the “gateway” for new employees, so the more new employees, the more work HR has to do, resulting in more clout.

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