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

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

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

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

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

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:

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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