[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]

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> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of Simon Clubley via Info-vax
> Sent: 08-Oct-16 5:16 PM
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> Cc: Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-
> Earth.UFP>
> 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)
> 
> On 2016-10-08, Kerry Main <kemain.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Again, resources is a interchangeable term used for decades.
> >
> 
> It's the context that matters.
> 
> Calling a department "Human Resources" isn't great but that
isn't
> what I'm objecting to here.
> 
> It's when people start saying "Tom has 5 resources working for
> him"
> in everyday conversion instead of saying "Tom has 5 people
> working for him", or in your case how you said you talked to a
> support resource instead of a support person which is really
> dehumanising regardless of whether you realise it or not.
> 
> >
> > First - yes, there is a lot of corruption at the C / BOD
level in
> many
> > companies, but wow - associating the term "resources" with
> the above
> > is really out there conspiracy stuff.
> >
> 
> No, it's not.
> 
> You might want to do a few searches around dehumanising the
> workplace; it's a really big issue in some quarters.
> 
> I'm a bit disappointed that you don't see this Kerry.
> 
> Simon.
> 

Well, that's your opinion. I am all for creating and promoting
talented staff and positive cultures, but I was a LII / country /
GIA support resource myself for almost all of my 30+ years at
DEC/Compaq/HP, so let's agree to disagree.  

Imho, this is getting way to close to being PC.


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com