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Diary of an HR Manager
Monday 9.42 a.m. Why does it always rain on the days I come to the office? It’s that 250-yard walk from the Tube to the front door, which means carrying a folding umbrella. The CEO’s call a week ago had been to meet to discuss something unexpected: the new owners wanted me to relocate! As such, they were prepared to significantly raise the salary and benefits. They
already had a CHRO in place, and it had always been understood that my position would report to him. Just when I had everything cut and dried! I’d said I wanted a week to think it over, and so I had set a meeting with the CEO for the afternoon. Natalie, meanwhile, was now coming in three days a week to deal with the employee representatives, check on outplacement
progress and slipstream behind me on the day-to- day. She really got on well with my HR team, and that was a plus, and they were learning from her as well; a skill for the workplace, how to handle redundancies the right way. During the morning, I had the chance to talk to two of those offered relocation but had turned it down. Kids at school were the
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