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The problem starts with the name, humans are not resources. Stones. metals and food are resources. It's a slave term to see people as resources. I will never co
by Yaa101 6y ago
The problem starts with the name, humans are not resources. Stones. metals and food are resources. It's a slave term to see people as resources. I will never contract myself to those companies and people.
- t-writescode 6y agoUnder your philosophy, how do you manage who should work on a project, how many people should work on a project, whether you need to hire more people and how long something will take? Edit: I notice this person's account posted once 32 days ago, then 44 days ago, then 51 days ago ... I don't expect a response anymore.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoDirect supervisor of team, Head of team (C-level), Metrics or Organizational number of desired projects, Estimation?
- scottmcf 6y agoHR don't decide any of those things, they're instructed to do those things by management.
- t-writescode 6y ago> I will never contract myself to those companies and people. I read that as them saying they'll never work for a company that treats people as 'resources'.
- ser0 6y agoA few companies I have been in have recognised this PR mistake and have renamed themselves "People and Culture". However, do not be fooled, the purpose remains ensuring the organisation has the right type of people and a culture that aligns with the objectives of the company.
- hirundo 6y agoMerriam Webster definition of resource: 1a : a source of supply or support : an available means —usually used in plural 1b : a natural source of wealth or revenue —often used in plural 1c : a natural feature or phenomenon that enhances the quality of human life 1d : computable wealth —usually used in plural 1e : a source of information or expertise 2 : something to which one has recourse in difficulty : EXPEDIENT 3 : a possibility of relief or recovery 4 : a means of spending one's leisure time 5 : an ability to meet and handle a situation : RESOURCEFULNESS I'd say humans are resources under definitions 1a, 1e and 2. Those things aren't particular to slaves.
- Lammy 6y agoYou must harvest more Software Engineers.
- t-writescode 6y agoWe take a lot of Vespian Gas
- stretchcat 6y agoIt may be a valid use of the word resource, but it's still dehumanizing to think of people as resources.
- hirundo 6y agoIt isn't dehumanizing to consider someone "a source of information or expertise". It's humanizing in that those are predominantly human things. And that's one of the primary senses of the word. It seems uncharitable to assume someone must mean some other sense.
- MattGaiser 6y agoYes we are. We are hired by a company to use ours skills and time to complete a task or set of tasks. Depending on when they want a project done and what skills are required, they must hire/buy accordingly. I personally find this a very comfortable arrangement. I am a merchant of my own labour. I can upgrade the value of my labour by adding skills (in the same way that a merchant of stone could get a better price by reducing defects). I can seek a better price. I am free to terminate the arrangement when it suits me.
- zanellato19 6y agoThis is indeed the way companies treat us, just don't forget that they work to devalue those things much more than you work to increase their value. And another thing, you are not free to terminate the arrangement because you need money to live, the company is indeed free to terminate it.
- tuesdayrain 6y agoI actually like the name "human resources" because it very honestly describes the way humans are seen by large corporations: not much more than interchangeable resource units. Changing to a more comforting name while keeping everything else constant is awfully typical of superficial modern day activism.
- a_imho 6y agoFreudian slip.