Friday-Night Fun
Jezebel, a women's blog in the Gawker Media family, runs an occasional series about old-school romance novels. This week, they feature one that centers on a progressive, spunky, 1955 human resources manager, that apparently features dialogue like this:
"It's so simple. People, employees, are the core of any business. No number of machines or methods or merchandise are of any use unless you have efficient, willing employees. They're human beings. You have to treat them humanely."
Cute!
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Apparently this was before it was understood that people were merely 'Human Capital.' I am however unsure if that is a step down or up from 'livestock.'
Paul D. Posted Monday, April 6, 2009 7:00 AMI agree with Paul D! I worked for the DOD for 31 1/2 years and I always resented refered being refered to as "Human Capital".
WD Jackson Posted Monday, April 6, 2009 12:13 PM