The Pleasure Principle: everything you always wanted to know about HR* (*but were afraid to ask) There are a few surefire ways to cause a pause in conversation with a group of strangers: talk about your sex or let it be known that you work in HR. But why do these topics seem to be off limits in polite company? Why the shame, embarrassment, and reluctance to discuss two activities that, quite frankly, bring joy to numerous people? They have more in common than you may think!

1. “is what you’re doing
worth an eternity in
hell?”
The Pleasure Principle **
**everything you wanted to know about HR but were afraid to ask
DisruptHR - New Orleans
January 2017
@RobinSchooling

3. Bev the HR Director
the “Payroll gals”
recruiters

4. Welcome to the Human Resources Department

6. going SOLO
#selfpleasure

7. HR – Party of 1

8. E.J. Bellocq/John Szarkowski

9. with a PARTNER

11. in a GROUP
#gs

12. Bob

14. works in Finance
the weekly leadership team meeting

15. TOOLS and technology
#giddyup

17. stuff you
probably
won’t find
in the
#SHRM17
expo hall

18. innovate and try new things

19. YOU know what feels good

20. your pleasure
is
my pleasure
#HR