RESOURCE-LANGUAGE VIOLATION DETECTED
A person has just been referred to as a unit of production. Deploy the Klaxon to alert the immediate area and restore their status as a human being.
Report a Resource-Language Incident
Use this portal to formally escalate an instance of a colleague being referred to as a “resource”, “asset”, “headcount”, or “FTE”. All submissions are logged and monitored for quality and compliance purposes.
By submitting, you acknowledge that the offender probably didn’t even realise. Which is exactly the problem, the system has dehumanised work. Quietly take a stand.
Obviously this is a joke.
But there’s a serious point underneath. The words we default to at work quietly shape how we treat each other. If “resource” is the standard word for a person where you are, then take a stand. Sign the pledge, and find out more about how to bring more compassion into your organisation.