[Verse 1] People Ops promised to fix what HR broke Data-driven decisions, analytics we spoke But building the systems takes years to complete Infrastructure massive, investment not cheap You need analysts trained and dashboards that shine But most organizations still lack the pipeline [Chorus] Data culture first, analytics second Surveillance third, advocacy beckoned People Ops sounds good but the limits are real Four major flaws that we all need to feel Investment and culture, control and command Still serving the bosses with data in hand [Verse 2] Works best when your company's already metric When spreadsheets and numbers aren't seen as heretic But most organizations still run on gut feel People Ops crashes when culture's not real Without data foundation the promise falls flat Just fancy new labels on management's hat [Chorus] Data culture first, analytics second Surveillance third, advocacy beckoned People Ops sounds good but the limits are real Four major flaws that we all need to feel Investment and culture, control and command Still serving the bosses with data in hand [Bridge] Now we're measuring everything, tracking each move Employee surveillance in corporate groove Technocratic control with a friendlier face But watching your workers still knows its place [Verse 3] The advocacy problem still haunts us today People Ops reports up the same broken way To leadership first, then employees below The power structure unchanged, the hierarchy's show Optimizing humans like widgets in code Whole people reduced to a metrics download [Chorus] Data culture first, analytics second Surveillance third, advocacy beckoned People Ops sounds good but the limits are real Four major flaws that we all need to feel Investment and culture, control and command Still serving the bosses with data in hand [Outro] People Ops evolution, not revolution's call Same fundamental problems affecting us all
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