by BarryIt was years before I realized that HR is pretty much a no-win job - and can be very stressful. If you side with the management OR the employee, somebody is not going to be happy. And, if you work for a jerk (use your own definition), it makes the job even more stressful. I used to spend nights and weekends trying to come up with a good resolution to a sticky problem only to have the boss shoot it down. Then, I'd spend more nights and weekends trying to come up with a new app [...]