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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

My experience working with the SHRM Foundation has enhanced my work strengths and autonomy.  As the Foundation Administrator for the SHRM Foundation, the fundraising affiliate of SHRM, I am responsible for administering many scholarships, fellowships, research grants, and awards; work closely with the Director of Development (Fundraising); the Director of Foundation Programs; and assist directly with all the administrative needs of the Executive Director and work on a daily basis providing support for the Board Chair and Directors of the SHRM Foundation.  I am the liaison with Finance and many other departments within SHRM to help the Foundation run smoothly and accurately in all reporting of donation and accounting for all monies spent within strict budgeting guidelines.  I schedule monthly conference calls for the various committees of the board, sit in on the Executive Committee and Governance Committee to record minutes.  Setup many annual conference board meetings and dinners throughout the year.  I work with a team and organization (SHRM) of very professional proud individuals who are all hard working.  SHRM believes in extremely flexible job work/life balance and in my opinion, exceeds in culture and compensation/benefits.  Coming to work every day has never been a challenge for me.  The ability give me to prioritize my own work and be independent allows me to feel fulfilled each day that I have achieved and accomplished all set goals.  I do not consider any part of my job hard and welcome any challenge put forth, and appreciate the fact that the individuals I work for are supportive in every way.

A typical work day started with socializing with co-workers in the break room. I then checked the ticketing system for any issues that occurred between the time I had left the office the day prior and when I get into work that morning. These tickets most often took less than fifteen minutes so I would check in with my boss or others in the department if they needed assistance with anything. I made it known that if anyone in the department needed help with anything, I would be willing. The most enjoyable part of the job was not only making friends with many I had worked with but also shadowing people from the networking and help-desk sides of the I.T. department. I was able to really get a sense of what each person did on a day to day basis and see what I liked or where I would fit.

I loved most of the people I worked with unfortunately there was too much favoritism and cliques which effected work flow and the job atmosphere in the customer service department. Some of the management was unprofessional (late to meetings, late on finishing projects, often not in the office) and wasn't very willing to listen to suggestions on improving the work flow. Also several management positions were a revolving door which I think is a testament to the management team and the director. The director hired several people from her church who were afraid to speak up about different things in the office even if it was beneficial to the overall company/department in fear of their jobs. Also people didn't see a point to apply for the positions that did come available because they felt although the positions were open that management already had people in their mind who they would hire.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The opportunity initially was very interesting and the opportunity to support the idea of helping others in HR.  There were some great people that worked there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company was very volatile and contaminated with nepotism.  The values of improving HR globally conflicted with internal company values.  Unfortunately, this place is less safe than many for-profit company cultures.  If you go there, work for you, your goals, and your professional timeline.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There were many great people as colleagues.  The environment and culture are acidic.  It is unfortunate and difficult to buy into the brand.

The org is replete with mediocre to very poor people managers, executives are not interested in overall engagement of workforce, preferring to look outward and to jockey for the CEO role. The pay is excellent, at least at market rate, benefits are good, and the physical workspace is above average. The hardest part of the job is working with risk-averse, unimaginative introverts. You are considered weird if you are none of those things. The most enjoyable part is that there are enough genuinely nice people here to make a bad day bearable. Overall, this organization is in decline and is great danger of losing relevancy in 5-7 years.

Secretive management, bully bosses in multiple departments, long-term outstanding employees are fired or forced to quit, staff in some departments live in fear of being let go over minor or fabricated issues, very political. People can do very little work and move up the ladder if they are liked by their bosses, and others can work hard with little positive feedback or promotion.  Management doesn't know how to manage employees, HR is worse than any place I've ever worked. SHRM doesn't walk the talk. What is recommended to members is not practiced. Job security is low. It's all about the money, not the members. Cube farm environment; very little upward mobility.

Meetings were scheduled on a weekly basis to discuss any events that were going to take place during the semester. I learned how human resources worked on a daily basis. The time management was extremely flexible, nothing got in the way of any event. The society culture was extremely friendly and everyone was willing to help out other members. The hardest part of the job would sometimes be the times at which the events were scheduled, but most of the time, it wouldn't be a problem. The most enjoyable part of the society, was the amount of effort that members would put into the society to ensure every event went smoothly.

Days at SHRM go by quickly - many strategic meetings, connecting with the SHRM members, planning and implementing programs and events.   

In my role, I was able to connect with hundreds of HR professionals seeking information about the profession.  I communicated through multiple channels, including social media, email, webinar, phone and in person through presentations and events. 

The opportunity to work at SHRM was valuable.  I learned a lot about how the hub of HR operates and felt that I was able to contribute and positively impact the HR community through my work.

Among the males who work at SHRM are mostly spineless sissy males, who don't know what it is to be a man. What I mean is they lack real courage. For example, SHRM had an individual who oversaw the company's international section, and SHRM was so focused on opening an office in China, that the male managing international couldn't bring himself to admit that the People's Republic of China is a communist dictatorship. And this guy was in charge of international. The reason had to be that he was a craven toady who lacked the courage to speak the truth.

Working a SHRM conference is one of the busiest conference for SHRM. We had to work in the summer in Washington DC and we needed to make registering for customers quick and smooth as possible. So we open up a registration at the Regan National Airport and registered over 8 thousand people. Doing this cut out leaving the airport with luggage, stopping at the conference waiting in our long lines and get registered and going back to a taxi and to the hotel.

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