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Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'
- fred_is_fred 5mo agoBank boss is sorry that you're mad, not sorry he said it.
- cybercatgurrl 5mo agoprecisely! he’s only sorry you know how he thinks. the reality is he means it and would take every opportunity he can to squeeze and optimise away human labour for his own benefit
- hawkice 5mo agoI think you can report someone apologized, but cannot attest to their internal mental state enough to impartially report that they're sorry.
- onemoresoop 5mo agoJust like a criminal who blew their cover, they’re sorry not for the infraction, but for getting caught.
- InsideOutSanta 5mo agoI'm pretty sure the headline is sarcasm.
- secretsatan 5mo agoI’m getting more of that vibe from the bbc nowadays as there forced more to support both sides where one side has lost all grip on reality.
- jeffwask 5mo agoThese articles always make me think of the South Park BP Oil episode. "We're sorry. So sorry..."
- ykonstant 5mo agoFor easy access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU4gBzEnQ6M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU4gBzEnQ6M Statements like that one deserve all the ridicule we can pile upon them.
- jchw 5mo agoI am truly, deeply sorry for revealing my true feelings on how much I value some of the employees that helped me become utterly, filthy rich. It will not happen again.
- sidewndr46 5mo agowe must be the same age or have the same sense of humor. This is what my mind went to immediately.
- jeffwask 5mo agoMy first tech job coincided with the first season of South Park.
- lousclues 5mo agoStories like these really help highlight how bad the bubble some people surround themselves with. Imagine being so out of touch you describe another human being as "lower value human capital".
- x______________ 5mo agoImagine how broken society has to be for this situation to occur in the first place, and then only need to issue a public apology to not get cancelled by the potential mob backlash. It's very clear that reality happens in private and a 'im sowwy' should not be the only downside of devaluing life.. Or build yourself a bubble and then ignore everything outside of it? *shrug
- JumpCrisscross 5mo agoGoldman Sachs renamed HR human capital management when they were still known for being the smartest people on the street. So the convention of calling employees human capital stuck. From there I can totally see how the other, much longer-lived, convention of rating employees as high and low value bled over.
- tanseydavid 5mo agoThey have run out of euphemisms.
- kjs3 5mo agoAI will produce an infinite supply of high-quality euphemisms, making our existing drone...er...associates more productive and allowing us to eliminate the now redundant Department of Pleasantries and returning 4 headcount to our shareholders.
- justonepost2 5mo agoBy the way, these are the people who techno-optimists believe are going to take care of you in the post labor future.
- rvz 5mo ago"lower value human capital" There you have his admission of what he really thinks of his employees even after layoffs. Some may accept his apology, but I don't think the internet will. Make that of what you will.
- aitchnyu 5mo agoThis boss must have inspired this internet stranger to coin: > HR sounds like they held him back from liquidity in human capital. Context, about a different company: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48213991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48213991
- ChoGGi 5mo agoI don't live on that side of the pond, but let's hope tar and feather futures see an uptick.
- cybercatgurrl 5mo agothis guy doesn’t do optics. you don’t say shit like that even if it’s what you believe. most people can’t handle that level of detachment from human labour. it’s too impersonal. viewed as cruel even. even if he’s that detached he has to maintain a level of innocence to keep his workers compliant