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The genius of labeling it "human resources" just struck me. As an employee (and human) it seems reasonable to interpret it as "resources for humans" and thus as
by MaxfordAndSons 10y ago
The genius of labeling it "human resources" just struck me. As an employee (and human) it seems reasonable to interpret it as "resources for humans" and thus assume it would be there to help. But its true meaning, to execs/stakeholders/corporate persons, is "[the department which manages the] human resources".
- jacobolus 10y agoThis is not really an obscure secret. Wikipedia: “Human resources are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. [...] A human-resources department (HR department) of an organization performs human resource management, overseeing various aspects of employment, such as compliance with labour law and employment standards, administration of employee benefits, and some aspects of recruitment and dismissal.”
- MaxfordAndSons 10y agoI get that, I wasn't saying it was actually a secret, just a conveniently vague conventional name.
- abecedarius 10y agoThere's an sf novel featuring a futuristic form of slavery, with a character who's introduced as a Director of Human Resources: only much later do you find out what that means. Subtly done. (Your first meaning never occurred to me.)
- cyan_atrus 10y agowhat's the novel?
- jff 10y agoA Deepness In The Sky by Vernor Vinge
- Arizhel 10y ago>As an employee (and human) it seems reasonable to interpret it as "resources for humans" and thus assume it would be there to help. Where'd you ever get that crazy idea? >But its true meaning, to execs/stakeholders/corporate persons, is "[the department which manages the] human resources". Not exactly. The true meaning is "the department which works to exploit the human resources as much as possible".