He wants an answer from one kind of technocrat and you tell him to go
see another kind of technocrat. Either way, it's BS. If he feels
strongly about it, he should go over the heads of Human Remains, to an
executive who is high up enough to understand the ulterior purpose of
that department (which likely no one in HR knows as canny management
will make sure that no one capable of knowing is hired into that
department).

He wants an answer from one kind of technocrat and you tell him to go
see another kind of technocrat. Either way, it's BS. If he feels
strongly about it, he should go over the heads of Human Remains, to an
executive who is high up enough to understand the ulterior purpose of
that department (which likely no one in HR knows as canny management
will make sure that no one capable of knowing is hired into that
department).

He wants an answer from one kind of technocrat and you tell him to go
see another kind of technocrat. Either way, it's BS. If he feels
strongly about it, he should go over the heads of Human Remains, to an
executive who is high up enough to understand the ulterior purpose of
that department (which likely no one in HR knows as canny management
will make sure that no one capable of knowing is hired into that
department).