Sillyness from the Human Resources Department

Let me first say anyone who claim humans to be resources has the totally wrong idea of how the corporate system should work. Where as initially the name was thought to be politically correct and bring a better feeling to the employee, it actually promotes the idea of something to be exploited and then disposed. Sort of like Coal, a resource, that is burned, then dumped into a waste heap.

So let me start the silliness off by describing a Human Resource (HR) policy i have encountered that has totally failed; Competency Based Reviews and Hiring. No point in telling who was doing this, because it really doesn't matter since even if embarrassed they will never change.

Every employee was asked to fill in a series of forms that described the competencies required to complete their job function as outlined by a consultant who had never done the function. Only examples of what they had done while in the current position were accepted, and everything had to be documented. Nothing from prior experience was allowed to be added and if it was the record was wiped by HR department. So you ask, impossible for the run of the mill employee to exceed, correct, so why would they even bother? That is exactly what has happened, yet another policy designed to promote innovation has actually accomplished the exact opposite. It has however created a nice sheep like workforce who no longer give a $#it.

Tell us your stories, I know there must be a lot of examples how those who are isolated in the world of HR, and have no clue how the world really works, have put in place policies that have totally backfired.