Should HR work for the company or the employee?

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I was recently having a discussion with a group of friends when one of them posed an interesting question: should HR work for the company or the employee?

Given I was the resident HR expert in the room, I felt like I had to respond. My role as a Senior HR Manager in two high growth companies and an already established public company has given me a unique perspective on this…