Brenda Rushforth is a SHRM Advocacy Team Member.
Once I had an accountant tell me that his job was much more complicated and nuanced than my job in human resources. At the time, I begged to differ and was a bit insulted. And now, with all the various regulations, laws, statutes, rules and (fill in the blank), I feel as if being in the HR profession has become more like juggling fully operating chain saws, and someone keeps throwing another up into the air for us to catch.