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spaetzleesser on June 7, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon

At my company they aren't hiring "people" anymore but "resources". Even when looking for somebody internally to help out with a project, managers try to "find a resource", not "finding somebody".

justin_oaks on June 7, 2022 [–]

Does anyone know the origin of this terminology in businesses?

Or why people keep using it?

I refuse to refer to people as resources. I won't willfully dehumanize people by treating them as raw materials or as machines.

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