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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:18 AM Original message |
What used to be called "personnel" |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. Been like that for a while |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. Our most valuable asset. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. That term has always made my skin crawl.. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. "cannon fodder" is more appropriate. |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. We value our associates |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. ...$1.29 a pound. n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. Seen on a resource-extraction industry motivational poster; |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. OMG! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. I hate that word. Calling human beings "resources" is offensive and dehumanizing. |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Or bought and sold |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. I know |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. Soon it'll be called "Soylent Green Resources" |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Funny enough, human resources is the department most likely to treat you... |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Those who can do nothing else |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. The even newer term is "human capital"... |
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GrannyK (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. In the sports industry |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well, I think there's a differene in those terms |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Thank you for a factual response on the subjetc. nt |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Heck, just today I signed up for a class offered through the HR department |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. my father always said "there's nothing humane or resourceful about them" |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. I've railed against that for years. Along with calling me an "associate." |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Or a "Team Member" |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Yep. Rah, rah, rah! |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. My last job called everyone associates |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. The point of language manipulation like this |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Even worse |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. Aren't we products of public schools? |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. I was just thinking about that the other day. |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. The new concern is for "employee engagement" |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. At least they recognize them as humans |
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