as someone whose life was nearly ruined by a false #metoo (at the time #metoo was being relentlessly pushed in the fake news), i know more than most about hr. > redpill me on these creatures busybodies who exist to gossip and power trip. they are selected for being aggressively "on message" politically.  i can't imagine signing up for that, it's such low character. it's like signing up to be a porn whore or a "mainstream journalist". how do you admit to yourself you're that disgusting? "i want to be the top snitch in the company, i want it to be my job to know everyone's dirty secrets and then be judge and jury whenever some petty dispute emerges". couldn't be me! > and how they have so much power they are the police/secret police of a company so they are supposed to have power. > despite being so useless they don't need to be competent to control you. they know all the gossip and all the secrets. workplace gossips make sure of that. and knowledge is power. if work wants to fuck with you, they are "only following procedure" and getting a great thrill out of it which they sometimes bother to try to contain. when they fuck up, which they do often, they are insured and it's not their money. when they fail to get rid of someone terrible, they don't care, it's not their money. when someone is unjustly targeted by them and that person defends themselves successfully, they won't get an apology - it's just procedure, sorry we had to do it, we feel really bad though, honest. basically it's a licence to be in everyone's business, involved in all the serious gossip and drama, have your opinion on it matter and be completed insulated from consequences if you fuck up. these 'people' are not your friends.
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