If you work in HR, do you often find yourself having to do things that go against your conscience? I was reading another MN thread where someone who worked in HR talked about having been ordered to find excuses not to pay some workers in circumstances where there was no legitimate reason not to pay them. I wondered how often HR professionals find themselves effectively being ordered by their bosses to do things that they know are wrong. I'm not talking about things that fall into the "difficult but necessary" category such as redundancies due to a businesses downturn. I'm talking about stuff that really isn't defensible, but the order has come from someone senior to you who could push you out of your job if they so choose. My reason for asking is that I'm trying to give good advice to a DC who has recently finished university and thinking about career options. Obviously it's his life and his choice, but he does ask my opinion on stuff like this, and I'd like to give good advice rather than duff advice! Interested in any experiences!