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 mean it. Which is exactly the problem.
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.
Obviously this is a joke.
Sarah is a person. So are you.
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.