In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Virgile talk about:
- Starting out as a CS student, but wanting more human interaction
- A path through HR tooling to HR generalist role with a detour to Perth, Australia
- The elephant in the room: is HR "the bad guy"?
- How to manage the tension inherent in doing HR work
- Differences in the role when a company is small vs large
- Getting some experience in an entrepreneurial culture
- Discovering firsthand the need for reliable compensation data
- Tying the lack of data to salary level disparity and unfairness
- Walking the line between corporate best interest and employee best interests
- Deep differences between employment policies in the US vs France
- The stress of hiring thoughtfully and effectively
- How crucial it is to understand onesself before one can develop the empathy to manage others well
- The ego required to feel ok about being responsible for peoples' livelihoods vs the humility required to do it effectively
- How hard it is to give away one's legos
- Fulfillment at work leading to a happier home life
- How many bikes is too many bikes?
You can find Virgile on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vraingeard/
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
