The article below is another that I've dredged out of my drafts, since I probably avoided posting at the time due to some or other situation at work (and I now have other work).
I haven't bothered to fix the tense.
I'm in a bad mood, and rather than focus too much on why, I'm talking to one of my colleagues about things that have put me in a bad mood in the past. A while back, under a different manager, the office had what was described as a 'no blame culture'. I didn't believe in it.
I haven't bothered to fix the tense.
I'm in a bad mood, and rather than focus too much on why, I'm talking to one of my colleagues about things that have put me in a bad mood in the past. A while back, under a different manager, the office had what was described as a 'no blame culture'. I didn't believe in it.
How much do you dislike being a 'resource'?
I kind of get the feeling that the only people happy using the word to refer to staff members are HR staff, and that's probably because the Human Resources department seems to be a perch where it's easy to consider that everyone else is a resource, forgetting that you are too.
I've mixed feelings about use of 'asset' in the same context. Compared to resource it does at least suggest some value; as an 'asset' you go in the same category (mental or otherwise) as the things that count toward the company on its balance sheet*. In particular it makes sense to use it in arguments about the bottom line, as Broken Toys has done so well recently.
I have a job title**; it's fine to label me with that.
*Don't hate me if balance sheet is the wrong term; it's been a long time since I've done any bookkeeping.
**Yes, I realise that I haven't told you what it is. It might be that I'm not going to; I have my reasons.
I kind of get the feeling that the only people happy using the word to refer to staff members are HR staff, and that's probably because the Human Resources department seems to be a perch where it's easy to consider that everyone else is a resource, forgetting that you are too.
I've mixed feelings about use of 'asset' in the same context. Compared to resource it does at least suggest some value; as an 'asset' you go in the same category (mental or otherwise) as the things that count toward the company on its balance sheet*. In particular it makes sense to use it in arguments about the bottom line, as Broken Toys has done so well recently.
I have a job title**; it's fine to label me with that.
*Don't hate me if balance sheet is the wrong term; it's been a long time since I've done any bookkeeping.
**Yes, I realise that I haven't told you what it is. It might be that I'm not going to; I have my reasons.
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