PSA for Wannabe Interns: About Your Application...

I guess if you knew anyone in college who was an HR major you'd understand the paranoia

"Just because HR didn't call you back by the date we said we would... "

yeah, I find it tough to stick to deadlines I set for myself too

HR strikes back? Good for you hrQueen ... fighting the good ole fight. respect dude.. or gal

Only people who back up HR reps are those who have never dealt with them, or those who work in HR. No one else. There's a reason for that.

I do not work in banking but having worked in several corporations I can put my hand on my heart and say I honestly do not understand what HR do or why you'd need any more than 1 part time person per company to do it.

Any serious recruitment is done externally and if anyone other than my direct management attempted to disciplinary me I would be out the door before your form even hit my desk.

Why not reply to some of their emails instead of writing shit on a internet forum.

Hope you aren't at my bank. Racist? Don't follow up to deadlines? Passive doormat? You're hired!

Pics. Need to know if you are a hot HR girl or a bowser.

I am afraid that your attempt to garner some sympathy is backfiring. Next time I would probably tone down the racism (ironic given you work in HR) and not openly admit to your incompetence. Just my two cents

Can't reply to all the negative comments here, but lol. I laughed out loud. No matter what you think of HR, this is comedy gold and all that she said about interns rings true. And come on, stop calling someone racist because they are calling white people generic white males and Asian with white names Bobby - grow the fuck up. And for the record I've met tons of Bobbys who were Asian so she is definitely not off.

HR can cock block you, so that's why you learn how to navigate around them. That's their job! Once you work in a company HR people are amazing (just need to get in..). I've had some of my wildest nights with HR back when I was a junior. I did the whole recruiting rounds in different countries with them and we would have an absolute whale of a time.

I heart HR, if you don't, suck it. I also got a warning from someone in HR and worst from someone in HR, but guess what? That was their job, and it was not their call to give me that warning, just to give me the shitty news.

"I know you've coasted through life with an inflated sense of entitlement up until this point but right now you're crossing over into little fish/big pond territory and it's time you stop whining like a little bitch."

What the fuck? Go back to fingerbanging yourself in your cubicle

Respect Tiers:

C-Levels MDs, SVPs Associates/Senior Analysts Freshman Analysts, Hot Secretary Interns, Tech Guys, Accountants Janitor, UPS Guy who comes by the office every day, Ugly Secretary HR

Hey HRQueen, it's YOUR JOB to manage candidates, be respectful, and communicate. If you don't stick to your own deadlines, then you're not doing YOUR JOB.

Get it through your petite brain that you get paid to do this. Have some professionalism.

Dear HR,

We know we said we'd provide feedback this evening, but we need three or four weeks to make up our frigging minds. This might be our screw-up, but it's your problem, not ours'. Hope you enjoy the phone calls!

Much Love, Dawdling, and Disorganization,

The Hiring Teams

HR at my shop do a great job in a largely thankless task. I also heart HR (that appropriate workplace behaviour warning notwithstanding).

Some fair points made. I lol'ed at Bobby Chang.

Lol

i've had my fair run in with HR but that's all part of the game isn't so I bear no ill will at all. having said that, i agree with some of the other comments where you guys set those deadlines so you should be able to make them. if you consistently go over, why not extend it next year? what is the definition of insanity again?

mind you - you sound like you have same fire in you. in my day i've been known to misbehave in the past just to have some super hot (I am assuming you are hot - please don't ruin my fantasy if not) angry HR lady bend me over her metaphorical knee (one time not so metaphorical). it really revs up my engine when a hot lady pulls rank (none of that 50 shades of gray shit though). id say that, if nothing else, gives HR a very good reason to exist. :)

A: If you can't keep your deadlines, don't set them.

B: Wannabe interns should absolutely follow up if you don't get back to them. It's their career, if they care about it, they'll follow up.

C: While I'm not exactly a fan of the OP, the level misogyny in the comments section is getting pretty high, guys.

" Most of whom are white men with generic white men names like Daniel or David."

I guess saying last names like Weinstein and Cohen would of been a little too risque huh?

Of course the wannabe interns are concerned about their interview and getting the internship.... the don't want to work in HR as a fallback option.

What a fantastic post to confirm so many of the negative stereotypes about HR.

I've known both wonderful and helpful HR people as well as totally useless reps. Let's just say that the former (who tended to garner respect in an, admittedly, often thankless job) took pride in sticking to their deadlines, actively shied away from generalizations, and made a concerted effort to understand the other side. Essentially they came off as polar opposites to the OP.

I don't know whether the OP was reflecting her perpetual mindset or a moment of overwhelming frustration, but I sincerely hope it's the latter.

For all the nonsense you spout, I'd like to go on the record and say my last two interns added infinitely more value to the firm than HR ever has. Even if they were mostly useless.

Yeah, but you don't make the firm any money... and the little shithead kid your bitching about will.

So how about shut up and do your fucking job.

The intern will likely end up paying your wage and underserved "performance" bonus!

lol at all the hate at hr, hilarious

Let the butthurt flow through you WSO. Good. Good!

You seem like a fiery girl with a lot of pent up energy. I hope you have someone (maybe more?) to take care of that for you.

HR is notorious for being incompetent morons. Thank god (most) PE shops do not have an HR division. Also, you called yourself the HR Queen, does that mean you're functionally retarded?

Please Advise,

I feel where you're coming from HR QUEEN, I am sure its annoying and frustrating, but this post was just sooo tasteless and insulting. I don't even harass HR personnel and I'm offended. Just as you say "wannabe interns" should "learn to stop bitchin' ", you might take that advice. You did in fact, I'd assume, go to school for this field, and you did in fact, accept this job position, and you do, in fact, get paid for this...sooo ummmmm... your rant seems to be displaced. I would like to suggest maybe find some type of constructive stress-relief techniques like yoga, meditation, etc. Anything to help you relieve this negative energy, it's not good for you.

Wishing you the best of luck thru your thousands of applications, I am sure you will get things done.

This is why I liked the oil and gas industry. Nepotism + good ol boy's club beats HR.

At my internship HR asked ME how I got the job.

"We call you monkeys for a reason..."

hold on for a second. you as an HR don't call shit.

Why HR continues to exist and remains so bloated in many firms is just beyond me. They are like a group of outcast retards that can barely get anything done by set deadlines. It's funny they even take part in making decisions to hire/fire certain people. Fucking bunch glorified administrative assistants marching around as if they offer any tangible value to the firm.

To the OP, retard much?