Tracy Jackson

You know, I think that's one of the conceptions or perceptions that HR has.

But for me, I kind of feel like it's the opposite of what HR stands for.

It stands for human resources.

Correct.

But I consider it to be resources for humans.

And so, I mean, I have an approach that is a little bit more personable than that.

You know, I really want to make sure people feel like they're treated like a human being and that we really support them with their uniqueness and things of the sort and provide them resources to, you know, remove the distractions from life so that they can do a good job.

And so I don't know if I think of myself that way, but I do know that there is a perception that that is something that people think of with HR.

It's just not my style.

Well, if you're protecting the company, you're going to do what's best for the humans that work there because the company is the humans who work there.

And, you know, when you think about the operational expenses that go into your organization and the biggest risk that you have in your organization, it's all related to the people and the people that work there.

And so bringing in good people, making sure the culture is healthy and stays healthy, and that you're treating people with respect and dignity, whether they're coming or going, I think that's the way you treat people.

You know, it's actually one of those things I never even knew existed when I was growing up and I have kind of unique growing up.

I grew up in a very large family and my dad was one of 12 people.

Wow.

Most of his most of his siblings and even family and even on my mother's side, most of them were in like service related occupations.

And I didn't even know what HR was until I was in college.

And it was just because of an argument my dad and I got into.

I was away at college.

I said, I'm not coming home without a job.