with Jessica Baker

The HR
Experience

the real-talking, gut-checking, finally-someone-said-it 

truth about being in HR

the hr experience

with Jessica Baker

the real-talking, gut-checking, finally-someone-said-it 

truth about being in HR

Hey there, I'm jessica Baker

I study, write, and speak about the lived experience of being in HR— what I call 

Here you’ll find essays, books, podcast episodes, and more exploring the truth about being in HR.

Because understanding the experience is the first step toward changing it—and creating a future where HR professionals are better understood, better prepared, and better supported.

Grounded in science, informed by hundreds of HR conversations, and backed by extensive research, The HR Experience was born from a simple discovery:

As the writer, voice, and visionary behind The HR Experience, my work explores what it’s really like to be in HR, why it feels the way it does, and how to change your experience of it.

There’s a difference between doing HR and being in HR. 

About Me • About Me • About Me •

Doing HR is the work. 
Being in HR is the experience.

the hr experience

I study, write, and speak 
about the lived experience of being in HR— what I call 

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