HR in Tough Times
by Louise Fletcher
Are you feeling burned out, overworked and under-appreciated? Do you have more work than ever and fewer people to get it done? The corporate downsizings of the last few years have hit hard, but some HR professionals are feeling more energised than ever. See what you can learn from their examples and apply to your own career.
Jean Orrison has been a field HR director for a software developer for the last nine years. Until 2001, she was a member of a 14-person corporate HR team and supervised a recruiter and an HR administrator. Her corporate team has now shrunk to three people, and Orrison is working harder than ever, but she's having the time of her life.
