Do not work in HR! - Human Resources Morningstar Employee Review

Human Resource is upper management is a mess, and I say this with my deepest sincerity. Morningstar continues to hire "upper management" from within the organization with limited applicable experience for the roles they are filling. They say they are "hiring from within" because it builds better understanding of the business but in actuality most of the untalented management is thrust into power due to close friendships with HR leadership. Middle management and individual contributors are not compensated appropriately AND to add to that, work long tiring hours for department heads who don't understand up from down. There continues to be a mass exodus from HR, leaving only the underqualified in charge. Instead of paying team members who have actual HR expertise or any intrinsic drive a fair salary, they hire external contractors and pay double $$ - I have personally witnessed this time and time again, and am BAFFLED that the CEO has not recognized the leak in talent stemming directly from mismanaged teams in HR. Don't let my review of HR dissuade you from working for other area's in the company - area's outside of HR have a completely different culture and different senior leadership. However, if you are looking to work in HR, think long and hard before coming here - you won't be able to make a change until senior management is managed out. HR does monitor these postings so you can be sure that they will respond with a wordy explanation negating my comments. But as a former colleague, I can tell you - if they had an option to leave, they would.