When the US waged a war in search of WMDs, they missed the mark. The real WMDs were actually in plain sight: HR’s Compensation Team – The Wizards of Maddening Deductions. Cloaked in mystique and armed with spreadsheets, these sorcerers can transform any CTC into peanuts, faster than you can say “free beer.”
These WMDs’ possess an air of seriousness that would make a Supreme Court Judge seem like a stand-up comedian. Every decision, every calculation, is treated with the utmost solemnity, as if the fate of the free world hinges on the proper allocation of employee bonuses. They speak a different language altogether. While others might discuss “company culture,” a WMDs is fluent in “total rewards philosophy,” “salary bands,” and “Compa Ratio.” Their lives revolve around spreadsheets. A WMDs’ idea of a wild night is probably a heated debate over the merits of nested pivot tables, followed by a celebratory dance when they master a new Excel shortcut.”
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