Hi Christine, we don’t know one another but your heart-forward post is a pleasure to read. I did a pivot out of hospitality management into HR, and it was a strange (but wonderful!) transitional time. I had burned out on being everyone’s boss - faced with the same challenges over and over to the point that I felt psychic. For me, I landed on educational avenues to fuel my journey and being in the role of “student” helped me chart new waters. All this to say, good for you!! Enjoy the journey.
I love everything you have shared so courageously. I am going through a bit of a discovery period too, after being in HR for over 20 years. If you are up to it, I would love to connect to get some wisdom. Please let me know if you are open to a virtual coffee chat!
Thanks for sharing your experience honestly. We aren't acquainted but I am networked to you through LinkedIn and your post here makes me feel like you're reading my thoughts and the thoughts of a lot of great HR leaders I know. HR is definitely thankless but I feel like I've always kind of known that and been at peace with it. What most resonates with me is the conundrum of getting really good at operating in a certain playbook only to wonder if it's all you'll ever do. Turns out that just as you say, we are employees too and task repetition gets old for most people if repeated enough. Over the last six months, I have thought meaningfully about doing things totally unrelated to HR and it's been exhilarating. I've even dipped my toe into trying some of them! And some are things I could continue to dabble in with a full time job.
If I stay in HR, I will keep this experience with me and remember never to pigeon hole others even if they are top performers. I wish you the best with your self reflection and will be staying tuned to see what comes next!
I would encourage you to go through a "discovery" phase to figure out what you want to do, versus what you feel you have to do. I have my reasons for why I stayed in HR for so long and a lot of it has to do with the CEO that I would be working with. You'll either be doing the type of HR work that fuels you or drains you. It can be a choice.
Hi Christine, we don’t know one another but your heart-forward post is a pleasure to read. I did a pivot out of hospitality management into HR, and it was a strange (but wonderful!) transitional time. I had burned out on being everyone’s boss - faced with the same challenges over and over to the point that I felt psychic. For me, I landed on educational avenues to fuel my journey and being in the role of “student” helped me chart new waters. All this to say, good for you!! Enjoy the journey.
I love everything you have shared so courageously. I am going through a bit of a discovery period too, after being in HR for over 20 years. If you are up to it, I would love to connect to get some wisdom. Please let me know if you are open to a virtual coffee chat!
Thanks for sharing your experience honestly. We aren't acquainted but I am networked to you through LinkedIn and your post here makes me feel like you're reading my thoughts and the thoughts of a lot of great HR leaders I know. HR is definitely thankless but I feel like I've always kind of known that and been at peace with it. What most resonates with me is the conundrum of getting really good at operating in a certain playbook only to wonder if it's all you'll ever do. Turns out that just as you say, we are employees too and task repetition gets old for most people if repeated enough. Over the last six months, I have thought meaningfully about doing things totally unrelated to HR and it's been exhilarating. I've even dipped my toe into trying some of them! And some are things I could continue to dabble in with a full time job.
If I stay in HR, I will keep this experience with me and remember never to pigeon hole others even if they are top performers. I wish you the best with your self reflection and will be staying tuned to see what comes next!
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Really curious about whats coming for you. I’m struggling in the function too, thank you for sharing your honest view
I would encourage you to go through a "discovery" phase to figure out what you want to do, versus what you feel you have to do. I have my reasons for why I stayed in HR for so long and a lot of it has to do with the CEO that I would be working with. You'll either be doing the type of HR work that fuels you or drains you. It can be a choice.