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> a complete lack of understanding of people People? Human resources. You know, things you use up and discard, like any resource.
by goatinaboat 7y ago
> a complete lack of understanding of people
People? Human resources.
You know, things you use up and discard, like any resource.
- ben509 7y agoIt used to be just "personnel," not sure when the change happened but I'd spitball around the '50s in the US. The name change was more significant than simply a fancy new title, the idea went back to WWI and the labor movement. Oddly enough, though it sounds more pejorative than "personnel" to me, "human resources" was thought to be positive as a resource is valuable. And, in fairness, while your manager typically makes the call to fire you, HR are the ones who swing the axe, so no name changes can make them warm and cuddly.
- pmiller2 7y agoI’m pretty sure the personnel office was around at least until the late 70s or early 80s.
- ziddoap 7y ago"Human People Department" doesn't sound quite as pithy.
- goatinaboat 7y agoHR workers refer to themselves as “HR professionals” and it’s not just because “Human Resources Resources” sounds silly
- PenguinCoder 7y agoUsed to be called Personnel Management.
- driverdan 7y agoYou joke but a lot of companies are renaming HR to make it sound more friendly.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y ago"People Ops" in Valley-speak
- cameronbrown 7y agoCan't tell if "people operations" used at many tech companies is better or worse.