7 Signs that you are an HR professional at a startup

HR is one of the most crucial departments in an organization, rather it is the backbone of a company.

Life as an HR professional can be very different depending on where you work – at a start-up or at an established enterprise. Unlike a large organization where there are specific roles assigned to a job title, managing the HR function at a start-up can mean that you are always multi-tasking and juggling between various roles. However, at a start-up you are constantly challenged to take up new responsibilities, opening up immense possibilities to learn and hone your skills.

Here are 7 things that every HR professional at a startup will relate to.

1) You become an expert at reading people- You know how you do it 😉  but you can freak people out by saying

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2) When you say ‘Do you have a minute?’, people listen and wonder what they might have done.

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3) You are literally the customer care of the company- calls, emails, letters, queries, messages…. enough!

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4) You have dirt on everyone at your workplace, but you’re nice enough not to use it…yet.

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5) You represent the company. Which means that you say the company name at least 100 times a day – often correcting the pronunciation.

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6) And there are times when people keep complaining to you about issues like slow internet, clogged basin or power failure and you are like:

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7) You are the person who spreads happiness- throwing a birthday party or planning a team trip but it’s rare that somebody cares if you are enjoying.

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