Woman should exit from troubled relationship
When my children got older and started asking questions about his behavior I would say: "It's OK to love your dad. You don't have to like what he does, or his values, or the things he stands for. But, it's OK to love him."
-- Been There
Dear Been There: Thank you for promoting this very compassionate and wise reaction to a very tough situation.
Dear Amy: I'm writing in response to a comment from a person who works in HR who said that HR's role is to protect the company, not the employee.
I've been in HR for nearly 25 years. I realize that writer's viewpoint is a common one, but HR folks who take their roles seriously and thoughtfully see it as a dual advocacy role.
Yes, part of our jobs is to keep the company out of court, but if you're doing it right, with the right motivation, you are also advocate for doing right by the employees. In ethical companies, those are not mutually exclusive concepts.
-- HR from Both Sides
Dear Both Sides: Point taken. Thank you.
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