The “Ethics” of an HR Career

Saw this in one of the seminar/training rooms of one of my clients. Gives us an idea what Human Resources prac­ti­tion­ers have to put up with everyday…

HR was never made to be a job. It is a voca­tion. A career. Like priest­hood or the nun­nery, you have to be self­less. Before your­self, oth­ers first.

You must be self-secured, com­posed and self-assured. You must have self-respect, you can­not be bought.
Never fall in envy, if oth­ers will be higher than you.
Never sob, for there will no word of com­pli­ment for you.
You must never fail to teach, to bring forth the best in people.

Twenty hours a day of work will never be enough. Yet you will still bear the bur­den of faults.

Smile, even if it pains inside; be resilient and strong.
Exude a fresh and happy dis­po­si­tion; be the sun­shine to all; and when all else fails, be the pil­lar of strength.

Honor any infor­ma­tion given to you. Keep it and know how to han­dle what oth­ers tell you. You must be trusted.
Keep your doors open so peo­ple can see you. So peo­ple can talk to you.
Never show your tears. Freeze them.

There is never a day-off in your career. You must learn to bring your office prob­lems to bed. Color it, if you must, so your dreams will be inter­est­ing.
You will never be served. You must be tire­less. You will not rest.
You will say NO when every­one says YES, when every­one actu­ally wants to say NO but were afraid to say so.
You chose a career that must sell and serve, so die if you must.

In HR, you will never be a King or Queen.
But you will be the Maker.