Hilarious Real Life Stories Directly From the HR Department

Human Resources plays an important role in performance management, recruitment, pay, and reinforcement of the rules and values of the business, which is why virtually every company has an HR department.

They’re also responsible for putting their foot down whenever an employee misbehaves and if necessary, they’ll fire them.

But as scary as HR sounds, the staff in charge of maintaining order also handle a ton of chaos, some of which is laugh-out-loud funny. So here are some hilarious stories from HR representatives that are just too good to be true.

Pokémon Related Injury

Pokémon Go is a reality mobile game that uses the phone’s GPS and clock to detect when and where the players are in the game. Then it makes Pokémon characters appear in areas near them.

And the players have to hunt down the Pokémon which may be lurking in a bathroom, work desk, or other area. Well, one temp employee suffered an injury while trying to catch ’em all and HR had to screenshot the proof that it was because of a Pokémon.

Allergic to Perfume

Some people are extremely allergic to things like peanuts, which makes it impossible for anyone to bring a peanut butter sandwich to work. Other employees are allergic to perfume, which is exactly what one employee in this story had.

But the person wearing the perfume refused to stop wearing it. Then HR got involved and forced the employee to stop wearing the specific fragrance.

But reports came in that someone was continuously spraying the allergic employee’s desk with the fragrance. And it was later discovered that another employee had brought in the same perfume… on purpose.

They Hired a Hitman

The thing about HR that some employees have a hard time understanding is that they’re there to protect the company’s interest and that includes safety.

So, discovering that one of their employees had once hired a hitman to take out a guy who got the promotion over them must have really freaked everyone out. And although there’s no way of knowing what happened, the employee was hopefully fired.

The Stinky Employee

Hygiene in the workplace is important because it contributes to a healthy, happy, and productive workforce. This also means that other employees are less likely to fall ill from the foul smell of the employee that hasn’t showered in days.

But this HR representative claims there was one employee who seemingly never bathed and alienated anyone around him. Luckily, his co-workers had a chat with him and set him on the path to cleanliness.