Why would a programmer go work in HR?
I can imagine a software engineer who is suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome switches jobs from writing to keyboard to talking on the phone.
One of the latest tactics that the headhunters have been using is to begin with a line like ``Hey, I used to be an engineer! But now I'm hanging out here doing recruiting, cool huh?''
Maybe I should follow JWZ's step. Selling alcohols is more lucrative than programming!