Editing Human resource management (section)

===In popular media===
Several popular media productions have depicted human resource management in operation. The U.S. television series ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', HR representative [[Toby Flenderson]] is sometimes portrayed as a nag because he constantly reminds coworkers of company policies and government regulations.<ref>
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 |publisher= Human Resource Executive Online
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Long-running American comic strip ''[[Dilbert]]'' frequently portrays sadistic [[human resource policies|HR policies]] through the character [[Catbert]], the "evil director of human resources".<ref>
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 |date= August 30, 2007
 |publisher= Personnel Today
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</ref> An HR manager is the title character in the 2010 Israeli film ''[[The Human Resources Manager]]'', while an HR intern is the protagonist in 1999 French film ''[[Human Resources (film)|Ressources humaines]]''. The main character in the BBC sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]'', Philippa, is an HR manager.  The protagonist of the Mexican [[telenovela]] ''[[Mañana es para siempre]]'' is a director of human resources. ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up In the Air]]'' is centered on corporate "downsizer" Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) and his travels. As the film progresses, HR is portrayed as a data-driven function that deals with people as [[human resource metrics]], which can lead to absurd outcomes for real people.