It’s always nice to be pleasantly surprised. As for HR…
My friend (and myself as well) have zero expectations from HR, particularly in a larger organization.
And you bring up a point about cultural groups.
IT has always been and to this day pretty much is a place with mostly white men. It’s changing for the better, but still.
I used to work with a guy and you could check your calendar with him at the smoking table when it was close to February. Just like clockwork, he’d pipe up “when’s white history month?” - un-ironically.
