[Info-vax] [OT] People, not resources, was: Re: What would you miss if DECnet got the chop? Was: "bad select 38" (OpenSSL on VMS)

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of Scott Dorsey via Info-vax
> Sent: 08-Oct-16 12:06 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] [OT] People, not resources, was: Re:
What
> would you miss if DECnet got the chop? Was: "bad select 38"
> (OpenSSL on VMS)
> 
> Kerry Main <kemain.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >Especially since this term has been around since the 70's and
> likely =
> >even earlier when Project Mgmt. and Human Resources was
> first created
> >in = many companies.
> 
> It's been kind of offensive since that time too.
> I liked things much better when we had a "Personnel" office
> rather than a "Human Resources" department.
> 
> It's far too late to complain about it, mind you.
> --scott

Imho, the real issue is how the HR dept and the company views and
manages its people - not what the "HR" or "Personnel" dept is
called.

It's more about whether the company views the employee as an
important asset or an expense. It is the culture that is most
important.

As an example - an article on FaceBook's HR Dept and its
creativity:
http://bit.ly/2dA2BiB

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com