Not a fishing trip at all MWD and you know that.
However, your statement which refers to "on the HR system" does raise an eyebrow.
The HR system is something of an enigma. How can people in the HR system indeed understand the skills and value of a Technician (nowadays a loose term) when they have no experience of being a technician? It all boils down to how, or who can justify the value of someone.
HR isn't my area of responsibility so I'm not really qualified to make such a statement, but maybe you could explain how HR decides the value of someone without knowing them?