I'm the former vice president of human resources at Microsoft and I can tell you it shouldn't be HR.
HR is not your friendDo not see your team's HR representative as a friend.
But from my experience as an HR exec, I can assure you that the company did not have over 1,000 people in HR to be your friend.
For work-related issues, once you've reported any company policy violations to HR, I strongly recommend you go outside your organization.
Chris Williams is a leadership advisor, podcaster, TikTok creator, author, and former VP of HR at Microsoft.