The Dark Side Of HR In Software Engineering

Dr Stuart Woolley
CodeX
Published in
10 min readApr 25, 2023

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How HR initiatives are often misaligned and commonly counterproductive.

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It should come as no surprise that Human Resources¹ is often ridiculed within the Grand Game of Software Engineering as their approach to both employee assistance and wellbeing often leaves an awful lot to be desired.

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Dr Stuart Woolley
CodeX

Worries about the future. Way too involved with software. Likes coffee, maths, and . Would prefer to be in academia. SpaceX, Twitter, and Overwatch fan.