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

[Bob Butler]

> 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.

I agree with this. I can't remember when it started but I would bet money it
is a byproduct of the Harvard MBA program.

I remember when people were called employees or just "people." I remember
when there was a Personnel Department. I remember when people used to say "I
have 10 guys working on this." I still speak that way and PC be damnned.

>> 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're right, it's not. It's another way for CEOs to fire a few thousand or
a few tens of thousands of people and call it downsizing or right sizing or
a resource-action. That's morally corrupt. Just say what it is, you fired
tens of thousands of people. People, not cows. People, not resources.

> I'm a bit disappointed that you don't see this Kerry.

He's far, far from alone. Damn the MBAs to hell. I remember when things were
a lot different.

Bob