[Magdalen] Human Resources (was Re: Lottery tickets)

[Jay Weigel]

What used to be called Home Economics in a lot of universities is now
called Human Ecology, which is consistent with its much wider field of
study.

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I remember well when the University of Toronto's Personnel Dept., became
> Human Resources, part of its downward spiral  into the corporate model.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
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> On 2/14/2016 3:23 AM, Roger Stokes wrote:
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>> On 14/02/2016 07:02, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
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>>> That's true of most of the independent convenience stores around here,
>>> as well. But I learned something at the Sheetz store this morning that
>>> saddened me. Sheetz, as most of you may know, is a large corporate chain of
>>> gas station/convenience stores in this part of the country at least--I'm
>>> not sure where else. They have the best gas prices and made-to-order
>>> sandwiches and the usual array of other things. The one near me is clean
>>> and well-run, and the staff is always pleasant. Many of them have been
>>> there for several years. This morning as I was paying, I commented that it
>>> seemed chilly in there--it's bitterly cold outside right now. The young
>>> woman agreed and shrugged, telling me that they have no control over the
>>> heat. It's set by corporate headquarters, and they can't change it. "That's
>>> why we all wear jackets," she said. I've thought about that off and on all
>>> day, because it seems to epitomize a mentality that views employees as
>>> interchangeable parts in an enterprise that is managed from afar. This
>>> could get very complicated and long-winded, but I need to go to bed...
>>>
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>> There's even been a change of name for the department concerned with
>> employee affairs.  It used to be called Personnel, which has "person" at
>> its heart and is now called "Human Resources".  This would tie in with
>> regarding the employees as a resource akin to the huildings, equipment, etc.
>>
>> Roger
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