In Search Of the Vanishing Human in HR

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Human resources is almost a misnomer. People still have the ultimate say, but increased deferment to technology and processes strips away the human element. For more than two decades, Laurie Ruettimann has fought the good fight and is determined to go on even if she is the last HR human standing. After her early days as an HR assistant and rising through more lucrative though unsatisfying—“I hated my job”—assorted corporate ladders, she followed a new direction. “I became a writer, speaker, and podcaster as a result of the heartbreak and outrage I’ve experienced throughout my corporate career,” Ruettimann said. “While…...

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Jim Katzaman Jim Katzaman is a manager at Largo Financial Services. A writer by trade, he graduated from Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He enlisted in the Air Force and served for 25 years in public affairs – better known in the civilian world as public relations. He also earned an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Public Affairs. Since retiring, he has been a consultant and in the federal General Service as a public affairs specialist. He also acquired life and health insurance licenses, which resulted in his present affiliation with Largo Financial Services. In addition to expertise in financial affairs, he gathers the majority of his story content from Twitter chats. This has led him to publish about a wide range of topics such as social media, marketing, sexual harassment, workplace trends, productivity and financial management. Medium has named him a top writer in social media.