[foepys]

But aren't you just repeating what GP said? HR protecting the employee is coincidental, not their primary goal.

From an employee perspective it is a gamble to trust HR to help them, even if HR were doing their job.

[hn_throwaway_99]

The GP was arguing that this was an expected outcome because HR's primary goal is to protect the company. I'm arguing that this was an unexpected outcome precisely because HR's primary goal is to protect the company.