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.