They are not your friend but they are also not your manager’s friend. They’re there to protect the corporation, the CEO and the board. If your manager is doing something that can get the company in legal trouble then HR can absolutely shed the manager. Especially if you demonstrate that you’re building a solid case (e.g. documenting each incident while memory is fresh).
Basically you go to HR when you can show them that their interests and yours align against a common enemy, some guy who’s going to get the company Sued if they don’t step in
They are not your friend but they are also not your manager’s friend. They’re there to protect the corporation, the CEO and the board. If your manager is doing something that can get the company in legal trouble then HR can absolutely shed the manager. Especially if you demonstrate that you’re building a solid case (e.g. documenting each incident while memory is fresh).
Basically you go to HR when you can show them that their interests and yours align against a common enemy, some guy who’s going to get the company Sued if they don’t step in