How HR Came To Rule Corporate America

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Corporate America wants to dehumanize you and turn you into a human resource… but… that’s actually a good thing…
The most expensive and difficult part of running any business is managing the workers. Companies can achieve great success just by hiring the right talent even if their product offering is below the standard of competitors. Companies can also fail if they hire bad employees even if the rest of the business out-classes their competitors.
The success of any business hinges on a group with diametrically opposed motivations to the owners. As an employee you want to be paid a lot of money, but your company wants to pay you as little as it can. As an employee you want to work flexible hours, but your company wants you to be available at all times just in case something comes up. As an employee you want a comfortable working environment, but your company wants everybody to give up working from home to come in to open plan offices that are cheaper than giving people space and privacy.
Back before the World War One the opposition between employers and employees was not kept a secret. The new industrialists demanded long hours in dangerous factories and the workers pushed back through organized and often violent strikes. The industrialists still had the upper hand because they could easily hire able bodied men from farm work that paid less.
After the war skills became more important and just being able bodied was not enough to work in the more mechanized factories of the early twentieth century. Skilled labor unions were gaining the upper hand. The industrialists needed a new approach to ensure they could keep getting the most out of their workers and so Human Resources was born.
The first HR department was formed in 1901 by the National Cash Register Company, they called it the Personnel Management Department and it was formed in response to several organized staff walkouts and strikes over working conditions and pay.
The National Cash Register Company employed workers skilled in arithmetic to keep books for regional banks before electronic computers. The people working on the floor of this business were actually called computers, that was their job title, the automated adding machines that came later would be named after them, but that’s a story for How History Works.
The new Personnel Management Department was established to do three things. One, train management on new workplace laws and policies, two, handle hiring and firing of workers, and three, mediate workplace grievances between employees and managers. What the company had done was privatize a labor union and bring it directly under their control while making it appear as if they were doing this all for the good of their employees.
Because the National Cash Register Company employed skilled workers that were hard to train and replace their new Personnel Management Department made sense to be the prototype HR department, but one hundred and twenty years later nothing has changed. When Starbucks, Amazon and Walmart fight against worker unionization they say that a union will just get in the way of working directly with the company to resolve worker grievances.
No matter how they present themselves human resources works for the company, they want to turn you into a resource that’s cheap, hardworking and doesn’t complain but the best part is this can easily be used to your Advantage.
So it’s time to learn How Money Works to find out why corporate America trying to dehumanize you is actually a good thing.

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[@zachweyrauch2988]

I can never tell when your ads have started.... do you do videos on how mesmerism works too?

[@SenorTucano]

HR exists to protect the company from the workers

[@CamJames]

@@andreeace4894 that's what the company's legal counsel is for.

[@triomegazero]

HR is there to manage the humans that the company uses as resources. So they will do whatever keeps the resources from harming the company, helping or hurting as the situation calls for.

[@anthonyharris2930]

@Andreea Ce? Go away with your propaganda 🙄

[@anthonyharris2930]

@Andreea Ce? The whole department is named to dehumanise workers i.e 'human resources' which implies humans are resources to be exploited for profit. Its pure evil

[@patmarek1222]

Spot on!

[@Bleys0072]

10 years in HR. This is 95% accurate

[@dean_l33]

How do you keep your sainity after that?

[@Bleys0072]

@@dean_l33 Hiring people who make me look good and don't cause problems.

[@HowMoneyWorks]

My condolences

[@TheTokenAsianLifter]

What about the remaining 5%?

[@dorianodet8064]

Same here. It's mostly accurate, though it could come with a major addendum : HR is not your friend, nor your enemy. HR is here to manage thing and keep the ball rolling with minimum friction, maximum efficiency and minimum legal issues. So your interraction with HR should be exatly as tha t: keep in mind that anything that don't help them keep the ball rolling will only get you into trouble. Don't bring trouble up to HR, bring issue to their attention if need be, but not in writing to avoid creating pressure, if possible offer a solution, and remain professional and non commital while doing it. If you start putting things in writing, it force HR to anticipate a potential litigation, because that's just how the legal system work. If you keep thing discreet you let the ball in their side to act or not. On the opposite side if you're preparing for oncoming battle, then do the exact opposite, but know that there is no burying the war tomahawk with HR once you started down this path cause its their job to make sure the company never loose, if they see potential trouble they'll do their job and eliminate the risk, the same way a safety officer will try to remove potential accident hazard

[@pif5023]

I believe HR is also the place where psychology is turned against the worker to “increase motivation” without paying more.

[@cedricmeloche742]

@@ghost_mall youre right that this isnt done with ill intent, but thats genuinely what they learn in university studying hr and its framed as a positive thing, like its just the way they have to do their job. My sister studied hr and ive heard loads about it its pretty wild, a big part of their job is trying to mold their workers' world view in order for them to be better employees.

[@pif5023]

@ghost mall True, I recognize that “capitalism” is my go to blame target. In reality is likely they are trying to actually make the workplace better

[@pif5023]

@@cedricmeloche742 yeah, organizations break task in smaller scopes that decontextualize the action. I like to imagine they task one person to hold a gun, another to load it, and another one to pull the trigger so that nobody can be blamed to have shot. A bit extreme of an image but fitting

[@nwatson2773]

Oh yes, we are a family

[@benfowler1134]

"Engagement"

[@chad9971]

I have friends in HR and knew personnel from my former employer's HR department. They would share how certain situations would arise (one being a manager was verbally abusing his subordinate) and they'd have to do gymnastics to sweep such stuff under the rug, hide things from other employees, and try to position the company in the best position. HR departments DO NOT serve you, they serve the company. if you have any serious allegations, get outside legal counsel.

[@AUSTIN-ss2zd]

The lawyer will control more of the company than some femdroid in HR

[@nwatson2773]

That is why union jobs are necessary. HR is FULL OF SH%T

[@anthonyharris2930]

@@AUSTIN-ss2zd Lies

[@targetegrat]

There was an employee that managers did not like due to politics. This employee kept applying to jobs but never got hired. She made a complaint to EEOC and next thing you know. She got a promotion in her department.

[@AUSTIN-ss2zd]

@@anthonyharris2930 have you ever paid a lawyer i.e. liar to "help" yourself?

[@Hovzlozki]

I pretty much already did the tips in this video on how to increase your odds of being hired without knowing it. Every time I interviewed with HR and they asked how I resolve disputes I always answered by trying to keep it between myself and the other person and if we can’t resolve it on our own slowly escalate it and have HR be the last resort. Little did I know that must be music to their ears - someone that won’t ever bother them

[@HPkobold]

Going to take, ok

[@JeffCaplan313]

It's also a legit good practice. Handle your own shit.

[@armorbearer9702]

I have to admit that reason 2 is genius(8:07). You made me realize that interviews are 90% charming the people interviewing you and 10% proving you are qualified.

[@richyhu2042]

One of the most important things I ever heard from my college professor was "people will not remember your abilities but they will always remember how you made them feel". People will remember the vibes you give off more than any certificate on a paper

[@rhysiieboii]

My current manager, who lives a drink, told me that I literally got the job because he saw me as a good after work drinking buddy because comments I made on work culture and team bonding during my interview. It's absolutely true.

[@l.5832]

I use the interview process to weed out bad employers. I do not try to charm anyone. If they don't like or respect my values then I don't want to work for them

[@Erowens98]

If you're in the interview, that's probably already proof you're qualified. The interview is only there to see who is best at subtly kissing ass.

[@AR15ORIGINAL]

So HR departments were created as a replacement for unions, basically a "private union" under control of the employers, but that's a good thing because they're vulnerable to a few legal exploits like "complaining to HR if you think you're about to be fired"? That's not a good thing, that's just... a small gap for breathing, within a suffocating system.

[@DBlockSquadron]

For real. Is that the good thing about being a human resource?

[@WanderTheNomad]

I think the title is just a little clickbait. The video seems to be explaining how the current system works and giving advice on how to take advantage of it. The only legal exploit seems to be the one mentioned at the end of the video. I think people focus too much on titles and thumbnails. If you want to complain about it not matching the content of the video, then go ahead. But I think that should be a separate complaint from the actual content of the video.

[@Bokto1]

​@@DBlockSquadronfirst of all, you might not like how it sounds, but it's honest and was that way before any HR department existed. Second, remember that whenever the corp starts to appeal to your human side. Third, the main exploit video talks about - don't try to impress the corp, try to impress the people you are in direct contact with: one HR, and one manager.

[@Eric-jo6ku]

Yes I am not impressed. I ended the video rather annoyed.

[@4doorsmoorhoors542]

Im a self employed heavy equipment mechanic. This video reminded me why I left the time wasting mind-fuk that is corporate america. Thank you for this!

[@Liam-iv7wk]

This whole channel is a giant reminder to get the fuck away from corporate America and the rat race.

[@luxinvictus9018]

Same for me in India. Corporate culture is the same around the world, and videos like this remind me how much time I would be wasting playing their stupid games and negotiating politics. Working for myself all I have to do is do my job well and properly monetize it

[@CountingStars333]

What do you do now?

[@CountingStars333]

​@@luxinvictus9018freelancer?

[@luxinvictus9018]

Yes. Freelancer for a bit but now going to start my own buisiness. Never aim to be a freelancer, always aim to be "In buisiness for yourself". That mindset is key, and the distinction is important. Freelance is just a temporary phase people go through. Aim to start a buisiness (if you can understand money), be a consultant (if you have a lot of experience) or a independent contractor (if you're very good at what you do)

[@itchylol742]

Me, a Canadian: Hey, give our corporations some credit! They do plenty of worker exploitation too.

[@bigjoseph1876]

Nice pfp

[@luisfilipe2023]

And as exploitation I assume you mean they expect the bare minimum of their workers. The horror 😂😂😂

[@reddixiecrat]

They expect you to work? The audacity

[@traviskitteh]

​@@luisfilipe2023 Literally nobody: You: "Lick that corporate boot and be happy, boy."

[@sourabhmayekar3354]

Gud1

[@imrannazir6931]

A better definition for HR would be "Human Remains". HR departments are like the secret police of companies. A department normally populated by gossipy women looking for a good catch. Every time I worked at a company with an overly powerful HR department, it was a crappy place to work. The HR staff applied as many gimmicks and procedures as they could without seeing employees as people or developing them. In those companies, if HR found out something about your private life they could later use against you during negotiations, they did.

[@dane1382]

​@@matthew8153 😬

[@midnightfun1277]

Laziest career ever. And they act like the backbone of the company where they dont do crap. Why a lot of companies will have huge turnovers bcus of bad HR.

[@princessmarlena1359]

What the mean girls and bullies become after school. A job that rewards bullies and |0sers.

[@MinisterRedPill]

The last HR office I walked into I noticed the lady had a degree in psychology. I didn't understand it at the time but now I do. These companies work on psychological manipulation because they know they can get away with it. It's sickening and I'm done with the workforce. I'm working for myself for now on.

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@MinisterRedPill Had an HR hag with a degree in “Communications”. What a joke. She had no communication skills at all.

[@mycollegeshirt]

HR isn't there to protect you. It's there to protect the company from you.

[@j.j.9538]

The reason employers don't like people working from home is because they can't feel nor abuse their power as much.

[@rekt3651]

They don't care about work performance. They love making knowing you feel fearful😂

[@robertbeisert3315]

That, and otherwise their side deals go kaput. If they own the building, keeping employees coming in keeps the value up. If they rent, they may have a deal that keeps their rent lower if they do things to keep the value up.

[@mikea5745]

For most companies, the actual reason is much more mundane: The decision makers (upper management) spend all day in meetings talking to people. It's much more preferable to spend all day talking in person rather than remotely, so they force everyone in the office with them It's the people doing the actual day-to-day work that work better from home and prefer it, but they're not the decision makers. Hence, return to office.

[@tzaphkielconficturus7136]

How can you pretend to be working, if no one can see you pretending to work?

[@mitchellcouchman1444]

As someone that has to collaborate with people in engineering, someone not being in person when you're working with them makes everything take 3 x longer to communicate to the other person and vise versa so highly interdependent projects get really bogged down

[@Moosetick2002]

I regularly use HR's tactics against the company when it serves me. When they say "employee are the most valuable resource in the business", I call them on it. If a workplace has a "people first" philosophy, you can use that to point out policies you don't like as not being employee friendly and therefore against the company's culture. Obviously you have to be tactful in your wording and execution, but it can be a powerful tool. Many companies also like to hype diversity now, and that's also good for employees to use. Diversity isn't just about gender and race. It can also relate to working styles and methodologies. So if you are being productive and some policy negatively affects that, you can claim the company is oppressing your "different" way to get things done and potentially get that policy changed and/or removed. Its basically like how companies like to go on about how "the customer is always right", except in this case the employee is the customer. And we all know how easy it can be to use that philosophy to your advantage.

[@Raymanujan]

Sage.

[@Shoegazebasedgenre0.]

just say that you are gay or odentify yourself as a she-hulk dragon or something.

[@starlmo]

I really do wonder what unions will look like in 10-15 years. I feel like they will either be dead or stronger than ever.

[@fuzzjunky]

with the amount of power corporations have in America today there is literally no chance for their survival. both parties do what they are told, and it's not going to change soon.

[@sharpsheep4148]

The cynical view is that the small weak unions will get absorbed by the larger unions. Large unions will run much like corrupt political parties where the people in power only do what it takes to get re-elected, staging the occasional strikes to get employees to feel like they are getting something out of their union dues.

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

One particular demographic has to de-condition themselves and remember who they're more like in societal rank and keeping unions and worker rights would be a relative piece of cake.

[@kylone1]

I'm pretty sure I heard this sentiment 10-15 years ago...

[@fuzzjunky]

@@kylone1 and if you google "50 Years Of Shrinking Union Membership, In One Map" you will see they were right. unions are basically non existent in comparison to what thy were.

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

What he said about asking for a low salary is true. My stepfather was hiring someone that seemed to meet all the requirements but when she asked for less money than he expected he chose to hire someone else who asked for more. It’s kind of messed up because you can be great at your job but humble or be bad at your job but feel entitled so it just makes it more likely you are going to employ narcissists and douchebags that think they are better than they are.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

Americans. climbing the corporate ladder. what is this?

[@JurassicJolts]

At my previous company I made a legitimate safety complaint regarding ladders. Made the complaint via email. Next couple of days we had a meeting where they were trying to push some new BS on us and I asked some very pointy questions that exposed them as the BS that they were. That being said, that ladder email definitely saved my ass because management hated me from that moment on. I was at a new company within about 5 weeks anyways. TLDR; make safety complaints via email it might save your career.

[@IL_Bgentyl]

Make any discussion documented. I text my boss often. He asked why and I told him, “to keep you updated and to cover my ass”.

[@Perfidion]

True. Always have a paper trail. If you don't have documentation, it never happened. Shitty managers love to give you direction verbally, and get pissed off when you ask for clarification/confirmation via e-mail. It means they can't lie about it and throw you under the bus later.

[@modarkthemauler]

Every work related discussion should be easily documented and stored, like e-mails or texts. 1 to 1 private conversations or phone call don't exist when something happens and you need to cover your ass.

[@anthony7960]

An investment banker calling HR evil is pretty ironic

[@arinthel]

HR in investment banks is a special kind of evil

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

God is good

[@Isaac_L..]

I realized working as an RA that my university cared way more about me not being a liability to them than about me actually being a good employee. As I realized this I did the absolute bare minimum not to get fired (which was still far more than they deserved for what I got paid).

[@David.Marquez]

That unethical life pro tip towards the end is particularly wild because It's so smart.

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

It's not unethical at all. You've just been effectively domesticated by the powers that be so that you consider exercising power in some way to be too frightening or "unethical".

[@Bokto1]

​@@Sonny_McMacssonit's not really "power". Nor it's unethical, true.

[@alittax]

But what could be a believable lie that won't get you into trouble? If you make up a story about an innocent party, you're getting them in trouble.

[@MrAcuriteOf1337]

Correction; it wasn't strikes that were violent, so much as strikebreaking and the reaction to strikebreaking that was violent.

[@bullydungeon9631]

Yeah huge difference, strike weren't exactly as violent as the people shooting the strikers

[@MephiticMiasma]

neither side can claim to be pure on that one, atrocities were committed on all sides.

[@roberthansen5727]

​@@MephiticMiasma Atrocities are only committed against people. Bosses and their toadies get what they deserve.

[@MephiticMiasma]

@@roberthansen5727 bosses and their toadies aren't people?

[@robertbeisert3315]

"Human Capital" is one slurred syllable from "Human Cattle". And it shows.

[@JellyAntz]

😭

[@robertewalt7789]

I, an American from the NYC area, was involved with Japanese and Korean companies in the 1970’s and 1980’s. In those days, the Japanese and Korean HR departments had a lot more power than in the US. They planned out the career path for workers, including outside education.

[@catalindeluxus8545]

Work culture in some Asian countries is dystopian. Sure North Korean society is a dystopia, but the lives of average SK and Japanese workers are also clearly dystopian

[@jacobhebert667]

A bit of wiggle room is not a sign that its a good system, an actual good system would have kept workers in mind from the start (in other words, not corporate controlled).

[@luxinvictus9018]

Hes not saying it's a good system, hes telling us how to use a bad system to our advantage

[@ZenriK581]

this is the best "work advice" channel on youtube by far, without even being a work advice channel...

[@vankram1552]

I'm a human liability

[@HowMoneyWorks]

Just you though

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[@88COR88]

This video just reinforces my belief that unions are needed once again. Why? Check this analogy: Why shouldn't you talk to police that are arresting you? Because they are far more experienced at extracting information from you in an incriminating way, then you are withholding the right information while making a case for being released. This video almost flippenly states the way to "use" human resources is to get good at salary negotiations and marketing yourself. However, you will use these skills a few hundred times over a 40 year career while a significant HR department will use them a hundred times a month. Plus being a good negotiator could flag you as a difficult employee, more focused on your benefits then making life easier for your boss. We need a representative that is truly on the side of the worker. Since most people can't afford a lawyer to negotiate for them (and trying to use one can get you eliminated immediately) the union rep is the only real option I see.

[@dachicagoan8185]

Humans are corporate resources and corporations are now considered people when it comes to rights and protections. How the tables have turned. F this corporate world.

[@Customerbuilder]

I agree with your sentiment. But, I think you're paraphrasing the SC case incorrectly. Corporations are persons in their right to use money as free speech. Completely BS. Eff em.

[@rhysiieboii]

1. Build a good rapport with your manager during the interview and you will get the job. 2. Always stay on your managers good side, and they will always find ways to protect you against the company. 3. Do semi-regular check-ins with HR. Managers are just people, and just like regular people, if they like you as a person they will want you around them. In my experience they would prefer someone they like over someone who works harder.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

Doesn't work if your manager is a psychopath.

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

Not true at all. 😂 don’t believe his lies people.

[@solaireastora5394]

​@@ThisisFerrariKhanexplain why he is wrong

[@no_more_spamplease5121]

​@@solaireastora5394Don't count on your manager protecting you. You're entitled nothing.

[@squareyes1981]

All fair enough but what’s missing from the discussion is the fact we have relative wage stagnation in a period of high inflation and a labour shortage which BADLY needs an explanation in the context of increasing wage and wealth disparity. Also, the relationship between the worker and the Union as it has evolved since the Millennium. Also also, predictions ahead of the onset of AI.

[@WhiteMouse77]

HR is one of the worst legalized crimes ever!!!

[@CountingStars333]

There's worse

[@edheldude]

Stop self-victimizing.

[@WhiteMouse77]

@ghost mall 1. thank you for compliment (BTW you sound very retired) 2. save melodrama to funerals for mourners.....(you are welcome to join them and say some vise goodbye too)

[@WhiteMouse77]

@@edheldude I don't, they did. And they will badly pay for it....

[@WhiteMouse77]

@@CountingStars333 ...so make paying them price they should...

[@audrablue515]

I worked for a large financial/stockbroking firm a few years ago. I was the only one doing my job and I was good at it but it was stressful and by the end of one particular year, I was burned out. I applied for leave at Christmas time and I gave them 6 months notice which was the requirement. But a male colleague who had only been with us for 2 weeks and was granted leave instead (no idea how that happened). When I complained to my boss, he apologised and said that male colleague was first to ask and he couldn't let everybody go on leave at the same time. Apparently, I was considered "essential staff". That's when I reevaluated what the hell I was doing with my life and realised that the job sucked and I deserved better and more money. The manager had always said if I needed help to ask for it. So that's what I did. Boy did that put a target on my back. He started getting snarky at me when previously we'd had a good relationship and I became known as the employee who wasn't working hard enough in my otherwise "easy" job. So, I slowed down and stopped caring. I did the bare minimum to keep myself employed and after the holiday period, I was called into HR to explain myself. They weren't happy with my answer and started the performance management process. If you want to demoralise an employee in a short space of time, that's the way to do it. HR and my boss set up a rigid schedule of when and how I was to do my tasks and it was so rigid that when I was 2 minutes late in reporting I'd completed one of my tasks, I was hauled up in front of HR again where they threated to "let me go". I was then told to go back to my desk whilst HR discussed "the appropriate punishment" with my boss. Swear to God, that's the wording the HR chick used. I went back to my desk and typed out my resignation email. When the boss came back from HR, I went straight to him and told him I was resigning. I said, "I hate this job, I hate this company and I hate the people I work with" (implying he was part of that group). I told him I deserved better that the shit I'd been dealing with and I wasn't prepared to swallow it any more. He said, "yeah me too" (wtf??). I went back to my desk and hit send. For the next month, I did my job but I didn't care what happened and I refused to train anyone. On my last day, I said goodbyes and walked out and the relief I felt was so strong and so sudden, I nearly fell down in the street. Bottom line is, HR is NOT your friend and always make sure you have enough funds available to last two months in case it takes you a while to find a new job. You owe yourself everything and shitty job is not it.

[@lorrygoth]

An exploitable opportunity is not necessarily a good or healthy opportunity.

[@DBlockSquadron]

The pro tip at the end was the only "good thing" about this shitty system, and it's a depressing temporary solution at best.

[@keegster7167]

@ghost mall you use reasonable advice more when you are cynical though. If you're optimistic, you'll always be looking for people with good intentions, who actually care about you, and that makes you able to be taken advantage of.

[@alittax]

But what could be a believable lie that won't get you into trouble? If you make up a story about an innocent party, you're getting them in trouble.

[@me0101001000]

Ah, HR. The most underqualified and overpaid people in any company. They are the one kind of worker whom I will never have any respect for.

[@alrighty4456]

​@@ghost_mallplus its arguably the most uncertain white collar position out there. Hr folks are often the first ones out when a company goes under

[@luisfilipe2023]

“Getting legal advice from a police officer trying to arrest” as someone with a personal experience with it I can tell you if more people did this not so many people would be arrested

[@tzaphkielconficturus7136]

Do not, under any circumstances, cooperate with police.

[@rohankishibe8259]

​@@tzaphkielconficturus7136 depends on your country really, soulless Amarica? Yeah sure I wouldn't even trust my own shadow it will sell me for a dollar, just realise that the world is not as fucked up as Amarica and you'll be fine, not every police is racist, not every police have God complex, not every police have the time to even bully you, and definitely we as normal people don't go around "mah guns muh rights murica fuk yehh" while shouting racial slurs at civil workers doing their normal jobs to regulate the streets for everyone.

[@123shotas]

​@@tzaphkielconficturus7136some hood advice there

[@MartinDeHill]

@@123shotas *good

[@tzaphkielconficturus7136]

@@rohankishibe8259 Someone's only experience with America is New York and memes.

[@blackairforceone]

I've discovered this channel like a couple days ago... as i am an apprentice and i really want to become a civil engineer but the company i'm with are hard to push ahead and with this channel i've learnt so much and applied it irl and it works !

[@inoa3660]

It is so simple. Give the employee the money, respect and good intern organizational processes and they are happy and connected to the company. The HR-thing is such an epidemic but the employee are not stupid to see the company tricks more and more.

[@torernning8652]

Is the middle of the night here in Norway. Thanks for making me stay up even later... Love your content

[@rekt3651]

Everything here is on point from what I've experienced!! I'm waiting for part 2!!

[@dvoiceotruth]

same general observations. didn't find anything useful outta this. for example i knew, you have to give the hr what ensures quick paperwork and little deviation. no one cares abt the employee's passion or ability to contribute.

[@dvoiceotruth]

but yes we need to spread the message somehow so the channel has done a good job

[@alekshannor674]

Exactly what I needed before I started work today. Your channel has enlightened me about what A JOB is in the last 4 days. Will keep you informed about my success. Keep informing the world bro

[@edheldude]

JOB = Just Over Broke

[@Customerbuilder]

A job is just the exchange of labor for money. That's it. I realized that if I felt stressed thinking about work, during my free time, I wasn't getting paid OT for it. It helps me to leave my worries at the time clock.

[@Breakingbadandgood]

Blud got paid for sure 💀

[@jacobgrant8188]

This video makes self-marketing as a freelancer sound a lot more appealing.

[@thevillager8339]

Just unionise. I do not understand why anyone wouldn't want to unionise. It benefits not just you but all your coworkers and gives you stability

[@wholeNwon]

By any measure, I have been very successful in life. From a financial perspective, I attribute a major part of that success to the fact that my Father belonged to a labor union. He therefore worked under acceptable conditions for a fair wage. He never missed a day of work. It was his side of the labor bargain. In my own career, following his example, I missed one half of one day due to illness.

[@Wary_Of_Extremes]

I've seen and heard about various examples of it working for the long term or not. It works if the union leaders and the company are similarly hard/strong and find the sweet spot. Companies can put up with too much laziness and inefficiency and end up out of business if the union pushes too far. Workers can ditch their union if the company was easier to deal with before and then is absolutely by the book and hard about everything when there's a union and the workers feel they're paying in while having worse conditions than before. Also, some of the first people talking about unions at some places are fired.

[@thevillager8339]

@Wary_Of_Extremes That's why we have it to where almost everyone in our nation is in a Union, usually for their respective work. Also, put not the company in front of yourself unless it is some small or local place you care about that really needs you

[@Wary_Of_Extremes]

@@thevillager8339 'our nation' is the u.s., I'm guessing? About 10-11% of workers in the u.s. are represented by unions. Not 'almost everyone'. In Canada, it's about 29%. U.K. less than 25%

[@roscojenkins7451]

Been in my field for 14 years. A new HR rep (been there 2 months) 11:12 called me in to the office and threatened to fire me over petty shit. (Didnt sign that i covid tested). Mind u i tested i just hadnt signed the paper

[@incurableromantic4006]

Has anyone ever met a person with a good word to say about HR? They seem to be universally loathed for their mediocrity and attitude to everyone else.

[@jasonw2522]

LOL my last employer I had was a small company in Tacoma. We had around 150 employees and suddenly hired a HR Manager who had major business ambitions. She got herself the Vice President title suddenly and hired over 25 HR Girls that stood around all day socialize with corporate male workers. Weirdly the company had major layoffs after a year that wiped out whole departments.

[@NYN_000]

"What is the reward of completing the work?" - "More work!"

[@krox477]

Thank you for these tips this video is gold for job interviews🎉

[@asdogonwhitemask6434]

I love your videos and this one is one of my favorite can you make a video about negotiating salaries?

[@deannal.newton9772]

Come to think of it, when I was at Rutgers they would always tell us that we as the employee are the most valuable resource in the business world. So it definitely checks out the boxes and I also appreciate you trying to game the system of the Human Resources Department.

[@sanchezboyz01]

This video is pure gold

[@carlospulpo4205]

7:41 - I can attest to that, I am a very experienced senior in my field and I have turned down positions due to the complexity of the interview process, for example having spend hours of my own time doing work is a deal breaker. If you cannot see from my experience that I am good for the job then I will go elsewhere because you clearly don't see my value. But on the flip side, having been a person to sit in on the interview process (also due to me experience) I can see there are a lot of people that grossly overestimate skills they have and as such need a filter process... it's a tough process all around.

[@mcflurrybutts4927]

Can't wait for AI to replace HR. It would actually be a bad thing, but watching the HR departments get the smirk wiped off their face would be priceless.

[@splendidninja1378]

That wouldn't happen...there's way too much judgment and discretion in HR work to be wholly replaced by AI.

[@krox477]

It's the last thing ai will replace

[@gamf5996]

Just finished application processes for two companies both were 5 round got one offer still waiting for the second one, but throughout the process i couldnt help but think how redundant some of the rounds were i just ended up repeating myself and wasting more of my personal time with some tasks probably 2+ of preparation

[@Shoegazebasedgenre0.]

sounds easy enough as if the company dont want you to go away lmao

[@RubyRhu]

Thanks for a great video!

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I would advise to still inform your managers and HR if something is going wrong at work, though. Assuming you might want to get legal with the issue, you won't have a secure case if you don't jump through the company hoops. That will be the first thing inquired about in court and saying "it's useless to complain to HR" will not be a viable excuse. Play the game and that way if things are still not resolved, you have a better chance of coming out on top should you need to sue.

[@urbanlumberjack]

Truly excellent video.

[@RC-lu7ot]

I might be biased for agreeing with your advice/video but I feels good after watching your video because I know I was right and on the right track. I don't give thumbs up easily. If you any of you gyus wants some solid advise and you come from a lower social/economical background. Keep on watching his video. Good stuff

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

grace

[@lobemusonda952]

I just imagined a kid saying, “when I grow up I want to be a computer”

[@cliffsnriffs]

Never sell yourself short.

[@JRBDWD]

No,it's NOT a "good" thing

[@DipayanPyne94]

Yup.

[@supernenechi]

I just love "it's the worker's choice to create a union", but they do lie to the employees about what a union will achieve. Just beautiful how easily they lie

[@senditall152]

Good to know these.

[@DoubleGG5666]

This is exactly why I became a truck driver instead of a corporate wage slave like I went to college for- these HR departments don't have your best interest in mind and act like an organized criminal syndicate running the company where they'll put you in a kangaroo court over the slightest perceived mistake you made, especially if it involves an opposite gender coworker. I work alone all day and only have to deal with other people on the road, never had to deal with this form of stress in the video on the road!

[@fra4262]

Bro really admitted to becoming a truck driver because he just couldn't not harass women

[@lunayen]

You think your company doesn't have an hr department?

[@la6136]

@@fra4262 He never said anything about harassing women learn how to read. He said PERCEIVED MISTAKE.

[@DriftLibrary]

As an employer, I only hire freelancers. Freelancers choose the work they want to do. They choose when they work and they aren’t told when to show up for work. A freelance business is far more lucrative and cheaper to run than an employer with in house employees. Some people still like to be told what to do. Those are the people who also hate what they do. A freelance & AI business is the way to go.

[@Kuruseiru]

B-but the company cultuRE

[@DriftLibrary]

@@Kuruseiru It’s a brave new world out there.

[@brandorev]

Very true. Having worked in HR I can attest to this.

[@freeworld01111]

Pure Gold!

[@kashiro2492]

I complained about my boss once for being prejudice when covid hit they fired me

[@LCTesla]

human resource always sounded to me like something from the ledger of a Soylent Green factory

[@diazalex5314]

Summary: suck up to your boss and file a complaint before you get fired

[@EuropeanProdigy]

I'm in Employee Relations, which one could say is a subgroup of HR. Being that I'm a third party neutral investigator... we are often times seen as the "grim reapers" of the company. Whether this makes me an evil person, I find that employees often times fire themselves for a multitude of reasons; however, no one seems to understand how many jobs we save...

[@lunayen]

Probably because you save the wrong people.

[@splendidninja1378]

This. People talk shit about HR all the time, and I'll admit I've worked for some companies with some shitty HR, but because of a lost of our work is not visible, non-HR employees rarely see how often we truly advocate for them...

[@infinitum8558]

​@@splendidninja1378then why is it that it's always the lazy employees that magically keep their jobs, while the hard working ones always get screwed? Why are you people advocating people who don't do their jobs?

[@Vegas_Des]

Thanks G

[@wil_L]

Great video

[@rika-chan]

1:13 I think the reason open plan offices are still being pushed is because they have long leases on them, not because it's cheaper than giving space and privacy. Compared to closed plan, yes, but not working from home. If businesses didn't have to pay any rent, it would be a no brainer.

[@maxxon99]

Remember: He who files a complaint first wins.

[@Nope_handlesaretrash]

Defenestrating HR is a good thing

[@windowsxboxguy]

I subbed to your other account cuz of that early plug in it worked

[@mzlww]

My 1st office job I tried to negotiate money and it went so badly I never tried to do it again. I guess that explains why I have so much trouble finding work

[@Ryan-zv6xw]

"The most expensive and difficult part of any business is managing the workers" -- you lost me there. This is a modern market dysfunction, we consider all "management" positions to be more crucial than labor. But we're not talking any more a shop foreman doing the difficult work of getting a product composed while people work a skilled assembly line. We're talking about very top heavy organizations with people basically hired to do busy work moving data, while "labor" can be folks with PhD level knowledge and the ability to write code, program robotic assembly, etc. Our business model has changed but our compensation model hasn't changed enough with it, and that's in part because those skilled labor jobs are very hard and very few people can do them. So we need jobs for the middle class, and we create these fake "management" jobs so we don't have a major disruption with a possible depression.

[@Eric-jo6ku]

1000% on point. Pure gold assessment.

[@devolstoddart2842]

Hit the nail square on the head.

[@behemoththekitty]

Bless your naive heart! Middle management might be useless from the perspective of the regular employee but they are absolutely indispensable to top management as they provide a shield against the conflicting interests of employees and business owners. They're there to safeguard the profits of top management and shareholders by curtailing any internal efforts made by employees to negotiate increased salaries, lower working hours etc. Businesses don't simply keep "easy" management jobs afloat for to give mediocre people a place to work. They are not charities. Middle management is vital for maintaining a top heavy profit distribution. The shareholders and the CEOs know that. That's why they pay them more than the allegedly more talented and useful technical employees ( engineers, analysts, doctors etc)

[@Ryan-zv6xw]

@@behemoththekitty Some layers can definitely serve as gatekeepers, hurdles, barriers, provide CYA. But in a well-functioning free market economy those are all flaws that will reduce an individual company's ability to compete. Within our dysfunctional, nonmarket economy they are of benefit to those at higher levels, and to other stakeholders, but the same ends can be gained by other means if necessary (everything from OSHA regulation to Pinkertons, whatever it takes). Corporations will make use of them for these and other purposes -- window dressing for the public, holding out a carrot for lower level workers ("if you just work hard enough you will get promoted to this level"), etc. Nice side features. But corporations and nonbusiness entities increase their bureaucratic load now for the same reason we got similar structures during the Byzantine Empire (hence the term "Byzantine" for tangled and inefficient systems), high middle ages, etc. -- the sons of the upper classes need jobs. If they don't have easy and enough pay, they get restless. It's not the peasants that start the French Revolutions, it's discontented people of privilege. Stanford University has as many administrators as it has students (or maybe undergrads, I can't remember). Harvard is similar. These "concierge" admins are not there as human shields for their bosses (although the bosses will use them for that if necessary). They aren't there to actually help students. They are there because it's hard to justify charging students a quarter million or more in tuition if you can't show them they will have a job making half that a year after they graduate. It's a corrupted system, basically we're all MLMs now.

[@hunter_69_69]

2 types of people I dislike more than anybody else: Politicians Human Resources, basically the politicians of the 9-5 world

[@nwatson2773]

Two interviews, a drug test and a fingerprinting/background check and a copy of my transcripts/degrees is all any job will get from me! Anymore, I'm done! No tests or assessments!

[@user-py7wp6nw9h]

awesome video!!! do a freelance video

[@hamzix6599]

"sell yourself to the highest bidder" This basically describes my situation now

[@wholeNwon]

yourself....bidder...basically

[@raventhorX]

would be nice if it wasnt for the fact that many jobs seem to have a fixed rate for how much they would offer. I can't remember the last time I actually had an interview where the pay rate was negotiable. I know some people will say its always Negotiable but its not, I've tried for some of these jobs and they moved on to other candidates.

[@rajadon2071]

Nice video ☺️

[@JackClayton123]

Early in my career I work for a big company with a HR department, also called personnel department. Or, as I always called them, the anti-personnel department.

[@dogetaxes8893]

Essentially don’t underestimate rules ability to oppress, however these rules can also be gamed and exploited if you know the process.

[@MephiticMiasma]

"They wouldn't call them human resources if they weren't meant to be strip-mined"

[@Consultant31]

It is not clear why this is a problem. HR might be bullshit sometimes but it is still a important function in a business. And why corporates always have to meet your expectations? It is a business not a philanthropic institution and if the business is not okay, how would you run one? What would an ideal corporate be for you? Do you think you could do better?

[@joseafalvel]

exactly my thoughts

[@TotoDG]

Video title: "How HR Came To Rule Corporate America" Video thumbnail: [a picture of the London Underground] (I'm not trying to detract from the main point of this video, that was just something I noticed.)

[@timothynewton5231]

Got to love the clickbaity title.

[@HowMoneyWorks]

Go play Honkai with Von

[@JoshuaBennettMusic]

"The workers pushed back through organized -- and often violent -- strikes." I think this statement is heavily misleading, as it suggests that the striking workers typically instigated violence. I am not a historian, but from the works of historians I have read, it seems that when violence occurred, it was almost always initiated by strike breakers in the employ of the company owners, sometimes even in the form of agents provocateur whose job it was to infiltrate the strikers and commit a violent act to provide the company -- or the authorities -- a ready excuse to put down the strike by force. Striking workers have little to gain through violence; it would swing neither management concessions nor public opinion in the union's favor. This is not to suggest that striking workers are *never* violent, nor that they have never once initiated violent conflict, but I'm fairly certain that, at least in the history of labor unions in the U.S., the use of physical violence and intimidation skews pretty heavily in the other direction.

[@tubalcain6874]

My late father was in the United Steel Workers in the 1940s-1950s. He eventually changed employers and took an honorary withdrawal. Spoke highly of the USW and the strikes he was part of were mostly innocuous and peaceful back in the day.

[@joshuagreene6344]

Wait did this videos title change?

[@hrhelpboard6070]

Nice video

[@pixelletickle]

The largest HR department exists in hell

[@lashlarue7924]

Good god. This video makes me ridiculously thankful for my blessings.

[@auraguard0212]

The bureaucratic managerial class that runs everything into the ground, throughout every era of history where stability is a thing.