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HR Gets a Free Pass for Being Useless

A screenshot of a Twitter/X post by Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) featuring a critical and humorous take on HR departments. The post argues that HR is the only department 'that gets a free pass for being completely useless,' citing reasons such as producing zero revenue, killing morale with endless policies, protecting the company over employees, and being unnecessarily included in every meeting. It concludes with 'Remove 90% of HR tomorrow and the business would run smoother, faster, and happier. Change my mind.' followed by a fire emoji. The tweet is displayed with the user's profile picture, username, and a 'Follow' button.
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HR is the only department that gets a free pass for being completely useless. They produce zero revenue, kill morale with endless policies, protect the company NOT you, and somehow still get invited to every meeting like they're essential. Remove 90% of HR tomorrow and the business would run smoother, faster, and happier. Change my mind. 🔥

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A screenshot of a Twitter/X post by Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) featuring a critical and humorous take on HR departments. The post argues that HR is the only department 'that gets a free pass for being completely useless,' citing reasons such as producing zero revenue, killing morale with endless policies, protecting the company over employees, and being unnecessarily included in every meeting. It concludes with 'Remove 90% of HR tomorrow and the business would run smoother, faster, and happier. Change my mind.' followed by a fire emoji. The tweet is displayed with the user's profile picture, username, and a 'Follow' button.

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The image is a screenshot of a tweet originally posted by Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) on Twitter/X. It was reposted on the platform 9Gag, as indicated by the additional source information. The content appears to be a user-created tweet expressing frustration with HR departments, presented without editing or remixing beyond being a direct screenshot.

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