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Diary of an HR Manager
Tuesday 10.44 a.m. My meeting with the CEO had finished 10 minutes ago, and I was sitting at my desk with a cup of coffee. It had been a difficult hour and a half after I delivered the news that I was leaving. We had come a long way together, and trust and respect were mutual, but she understood that the moment for change had come. She herself was going to stay for 6 months or so to help the new team with their transition, so change was on the cards for her, too. She had teenage kids, so it was going to be a long 6 months for her.
people. I rang her, but got her answering service, so left a message to call me. As for my own people, I decided to call a meeting at 4.00 this afternoon. Again, it was going to be a difficult moment. I had recruited them all, and I had little doubt that they would find other roles, but I was going to miss them. 12.17 p.m. Natalie rang and I told her my news. Fortunately, she was going to take most of December off in any case, so the contract extension came in handy. We spoke about how the additional
I had negotiated with Tanya and Pete that I would start after the company move, now officially on the 29th September, so that had removed one nagging problem; In all conscience, I could hardly abandon ship before the move. The most urgent task now was to tell Natalie and then my own team. The CEO had suggested that we ask Natalie to extend her contract till the end of November, to fill the gap left by me not being there, and to hand over to the new HR
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