People sometimes ask me why I chose a career in HR.
I smile politely, take a long, philosophical sip of coffee, and say:
“I didn’t choose HR. HR just sort of… happened to me. Like a surprise pregnancy. Or lower back pain after 35.”
Some years ago, I didn’t lie awake at night dreaming of policy manuals, internal investigations, or soul-sucking Excel files named something like “2025_Employees_FINAL_REALLY_FINAL.xlsx.”