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The "cost centre" concept is so silly, and it only ever seems to be applied to the IT department. Why isn't HR a "cost center"? They don't generate any revenue.
by gaius 9y ago
The "cost centre" concept is so silly, and it only ever seems to be applied to the IT department. Why isn't HR a "cost center"? They don't generate any revenue. Why isn't Accounting a cost centre? How many sales do they bring in? It's just a stick other departments use to beat IT with.
- kgwgk 9y agoWhy do you think they are not considered cost centers?
- Jtsummers 9y agoSometimes they are, that's why HR and Accounting get outsourced at many companies (or portions of them). See what companies outsource, that's what they see as cost centers.
- draw_down 9y ago> The "cost centre" concept is so silly, and it only ever seems to be applied to the IT department That isn't true, and this comment is weirdly defensive. HR and accounting are considered cost centers too.
- selllikesybok 9y agoThey are, actually. All your operationally necessary but not directly revenue generating business units/functions are cost centers, in this model. And they get beaten with the same stick.
- disease 9y agoR&D, in my experience, is viewed even more harshly than IT as a cost center.