As everyone in the corporate world knows – or should know – Human Resources (HR) departments at many places have serious problems. ‘Woke HR’ figures in as merely one among many. But it’s a new one, and maybe that’s enough. Large organizations probably need HR or something like it. And when done well, HR can do wonderful work. But actual HR in many places protects companies from external and internal criticism. And – like middle managers – it prevents communication between rank-and-file workers and executives. That’s the opposite of what a good HR department does.
However, even in a broader narrative of problems, Woke HR stands out as particularly annoying.
