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Last week I wrote about 10 common employer blunders. When I asked my team for their thoughts on employee gaffes, I received 10 columns’ worth of material. That makes some sense since employers have the advantage of legal advice and are less likely to be driven by emotion.

Here are 10 common mistakes made by employees:

1) Thinking HR is your friend, or at least a neutral interlocutor

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With apologies to all of my HR clients, let’s be straight: HR is retained to assist the company, not its employees. And when it comes to employment law issues, that means ensuring the company is not sued and defending any existing lawsuits and severance offers. About 90 per cent of the time, HR’s role in the severance process is to resolve cases for as little money as possible, and part of that is gaining employee trust. But their loyalty and legal obligation is to the employer, not its employees.

2) Believing that a workplace investigator is neutral or ‘just wants to get to the truth’

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