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My problem, for good or ill, with codes of conduct, is that they are written in the language of HR--which is to say, the defensive language of ass-covering--and
by hprotagonist 9y ago
My problem, for good or ill, with codes of conduct, is that they are written in the language of HR--which is to say, the defensive language of ass-covering--and thus I cannot trust them.
Sounds like this author feels similarly.
- dmurray 9y agoAgreed. The author has some sympathy for organisations which decide "we need to have a CoC to get X grant from body Y". And if that's the reason to have a CoC, of course it should be written in the appropriate HRy, ass-covering language, because that's what Y expects and is paying you for. Of course no organisation of fewer than say a hundred thousand people can actually abide by all the provisions of a HR-worthy CoC. The problem is then with the organisations that instead of saying "we have this ass-covering CoC to keep the grant, but here are the actual things we will do to enforce acceptable behaviour" escape with "we've done our bit to prevent unacceptable behaviour -- look, you can read our code of conduct".
- dictum 9y agoRecent sociopolitical debates on professional matters have a distinct corporate aura/tone, perhaps by way of most participants working at such corporations. When those debates leave the world of corporate work and enter the world of voluntary (or ideally-voluntary - see the "you need open source contributions" advice to job seekers) efforts (e.g. open source) they still keep the corporate aura.