[Verse 1]
Small companies run lean and mean
No HR department to be seen
Legal checks the compliance box
Finance handles all the clocks
Managers do the hiring dance
External help for grievance stance
[Chorus]
Do we need HR at all?
Functions scattered, standing tall
Necessary work, flawed design
Principal agent misaligned
Break it down, build it right
HR's future burning bright
[Verse 2]
Higher quality managers required
When people functions are rewired
Less consistency across the board
Compliance gaps we can't ignore
But bureaucracy starts to fade
Decisions where the work is made
[Chorus]
Do we need HR at all?
Functions scattered, standing tall
Necessary work, flawed design
Principal agent misaligned
Break it down, build it right
HR's future burning bright
[Bridge]
Honest truth we must embrace
HR functions have their place
But the centralized machine
Creates problems unforeseen
Compliance first mentality
Structural conflict reality
[Verse 3]
The path ahead is crystal clear
Don't eliminate what we hold dear
Decompose the monolith
Purpose-specific benefits
Right incentives, accountability
Independence where it needs to be
[Chorus]
Do we need HR at all?
Functions scattered, standing tall
Necessary work, flawed design
Principal agent misaligned
Break it down, build it right
HR's future burning bright
[Outro]
Not about elimination
Time for HR transformation
Keep the function, change the form
Weather every business storm