[reactordev]

Entirely this. When you are interacting with HR, that person on the other side is trying to protect the company from whatever claims you are about to make.

[andrewaylett]

Any claims are irrelevant to the inherent adversarial nature of the role, which comes from the authority they wield.

Edit: which also means you're not wrong, if you've got claims that trigger damage control then HR are even less your friend.