FOUR THINGS NEVER TO SHARE WITH HUMAN RESOURCES (or even with anyone at work)
- By Amy Levin-Epstein - July 20, 2011
Excerpt:
. . . . "HR works in that difficult space between employees and management, and must act on serious issues they learn about, whether you want them to act or not.
Go to HR for help in solving problems, but not as a substitute for a best friend or neighbor," says Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, a human resource management firm.
2. Your Medical or Financial Issues
Your HR staff is tasked with keeping your work life well and functioning -- your home life isn't usually their business.
This includes "medical conditions, whether it be personal or family ongoing or past physical or mental issues...or financial issues like foreclosure," notes Lauren MacArthur, CPC and Partner, at Winter, Wyman & Co. a Northeast staffing firm.
The reason? HR wants stable performers and may be concerned if aspects of your home life seem unstable. Of course, if you need their help in order to do your job because of these issues, then you may need to discuss them, but do so cautiously. . . .
- Full article at link above.
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And, if you do discuss health matters with your boss or HR, do it to document the need for special accommodation (documenting a need - NOT a DIAGNOSIS) can help save your job as long as you can still do the work, just maybe with a different schedule or other changes. More detail about that here:
. . . Reasonable accommodations - Changes or adjustments in a work or school site, program, or job that makes it possible for an otherwise qualified employee or student with a disability to perform the duties or tasks required. . . . -
Posted by RubyJ (Member # 28711) on :
thanks, Keebler,
It's always a good idea to keep medical info to yourself at work.
A co-worker who you consider a friend may turn into an enemy in the future, or a co-worker may be promoted to become your supervisor and your medical info may be used against you.