Introducing Rippling’s “Because HR Deserves Better” campaign

For years, HR teams have been expected to do everything—hire, onboard, run payroll, manage benefits, stay compliant across multiple states and countries, answer a never-ending stream of employee questions, and put out fire after fire, all with lean teams and limited resources.

And yet, as an HR leader, the very systems meant to support you have only made things harder. Payroll systems that don’t sync with benefits, forcing you to manually update deductions. Compliance tools that leave you scrambling to fix errors instead of preventing them. A tangled mess of logins, spreadsheets, and disconnected software that slows you down at every turn.

You got into HR to build impactful people programs and enact change, not to chase down tax filings or reset forgotten passwords. But when your software forces you into an endless cycle of admin work, there’s no time left for the work that actually makes an impact.

You’re not failing. Your software is failing you.

It’s not you, it’s your software.

You deserve better than outdated systems that create more problems than they solve. You deserve software that respects your time, empowers you to be strategic, and gives you the tools to build the workplace of the future.

That’s why we’re launching “Because HR Deserves Better”—a campaign built on a simple premise: HR leaders are stuck in relationships with bad software that holds them back, and it’s time to move on.

As part of this campaign, we’re launching a TV ad that captures what it feels like to be stuck in a bad relationship with your software, and the moment you realize you deserve more.

This movement isn’t about Rippling. It’s about every HR leader who has ever felt stuck, overworked, and undervalued, not because of their abilities, but because of the tools they’ve been forced to use.

And it’s about the trailblazers who have already moved on and found better.

Meet the HR leaders who moved on and found better

Across billboards, social media, and TV, we’re spotlighting HR professionals who took the leap, who refused to settle, broke up with bad software, and found a platform that actually works for them.

We’re featuring proud Rippling customers like:

• Taylor Baisey, Head of People at Forterra, who finally broke free from disconnected tools and now runs payroll, benefits, and IT in one seamless system. 
• Claire Davidson, SVP People at Therabody, who supports a global workforce with confidentiality, compliance and visibility that they’ve never had before.
• Evangeline Vassiliou, Director, People Operations at Faherty Brand, who has kept her HR team lean by automating processes, so they can focus on growth and innovation.

It’s time to move on

For too long, HR has been asked to “just deal with it.” To work around the limitations of broken systems. To accept that manual work and inefficiencies are just part of the job.

That ends today.

This isn’t just another campaign. It’s a movement. A moment for HR leaders everywhere to demand better and finally get it. Because HR deserves better.

This blog is based on information available to Rippling as of February 5, 2025.

Disclaimer: Rippling and its affiliates do not provide tax, accounting, or legal advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide or be relied on for tax, accounting, or legal advice. You should consult your own tax, accounting, and legal advisors before engaging in any related activities or transactions.