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"Human Resources" Department I think that says enough about how company and it bosses think.
by ho_schi 5y ago
"Human Resources" Department
I think that says enough about how company and it bosses think.
- sokoloff 5y agoNever forget: Human is an adjective in that phrase.
- sharken 5y agoStill, it's better to be a resource than the next level, which is a cost. I actively try to use people instead of resources in a conversation, have never understood the need to use resources as a word. Could be it's just a relic from the HR department.
- sokoloff 5y agoI fight that same linguistic fight. People seem to pretty quickly get it and usually appreciate hearing the tone aet that “our company uses this other perspective; please use people words when talking about people.” I’ve noticed a pattern that this usage seems to be somewhat more prevalent in south Asians. (I mean this only as an observation on word choice patterns, with zero conclusion or implication on underlying thought patterns. I haven’t had enough British colleagues to notice if it came from British other-colonies roots or not.)
- marcosdumay 5y ago> I fight that same linguistic fight. I don't even think it's a fight. I say "computer" when I mean computer, why wouldn't I say "people" when I mean people?
- Traubenfuchs 5y ago"Human Resources" departments are a relict of a dark and long gone past. It's called "people and culture" now.
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- csee 5y ago> It's called "people and culture" now. There's something broken about the highly extroverted non-technical types that are attracted to HR roles thinking they're in charge of shaping the 'culture' of an engineering organization. Please keep them far away from that particular role.