Actually the other weasel word to be aware of is the speech that starts
with
[People | Employees] are our most valuable resource ....
I've seen way too many companies in the last 1 years follow that up with
but we're going to have to let some of them go ....
On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 10:56 PM, John Acuff wrote:
>
> It's not about being old fashioned, it's about common courtesy. Or
> maybe I should say "uncommon courtesy", since there seems to be such a
> lack of it in the world these days. Companies don't look at their
> employees as people anymore, instead we're "human resources". Just like
> office supplies, and equipment. Use it up and throw it out. A sad
> commentary on the world we live in now...................
> John
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