Off-topic, I'm sorry, but have you noticed that Human Resources departments now think they run the company? You reminded me of this new thesis of mine because I was thinking that under socialism it would make sense that the HR departments would run things. Socialism is really communism with private ownership under government control.
It's the laws which are doing this. No company can afford to get into a fix with the law over personnel. Sad but welcome to the new reality. The dims want it this way, just ask them. Power to the worker and all that rot gut crap.