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'HR' used to be known as 'Personnel' in my neck of the woods.

I don't know why the switch occurred - Perhaps a zeitgeist / subconscious conspiracy on a culture level.

It's a strange one, because... while we actually have many physical resources - physical plants, physical equipment, etc. - I don't think 'Computer Resources' or 'Engineering Resources' or 'Cleaning Resources' are terms anyone uses. The actual equivalencing(?) of Humans with Resources is reserved just for the "HR" label, and it's ... dehumanizing.

At Amazon, engineers are frequently referred to as “resources” and “head count”.

For example, “Hi Priya, how much are you resourcing project z” translates to, “how many of the engineers you manage will you tell to work on project z”.

I think I meant 'engineering' like... physical engineering equipment. Perhaps poor choice of words. The people who manage a physical location don't use the term 'visibility resources' to talk about lighting and windows.

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