At one of our recent presentations, we asked an audience of HR professionals to get in touch with their feelings . . .

First, we asked them:  On a scale of 1-10 (1 = hate; 10 = love), how satisfied are you with HR as a career choice? 

The average score was a very healthy 8.51.  In fact, only one respondent gave a score below the “5″ midpoint, which is truly remarkable. 

Seems like just about every poll we conduct affirms one simple yet inescapable conclusion:  HR professionals are the happiest people on the planet.

Next, we asked:  On a scale of 1-10 (1 = hate; 10 = love), how do you feel about lawyers?

While the average score was a full point lower than the previous question, it was still a rather shockingly high 7.51 — approximately 8 points higher than I thought it would be.  Maybe lawyers aren’t so bad after all (or maybe HR people are just too dang nice to tell us how they really feel).

Thanks to all who participated!

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