Temperament

What Is a Human Resource

Ed McManus, editor of The Jokesmith newsletter, has put out a booklet of humor about folks in human resources. It’s called What is a Human Resource? And in it he explains how people get assigned to particular jobs.

•      You leave them in a conference room for four hours.

•      Then, you go back to see what they’re doing.

•      If they don’t look up when you enter the room, assign them to the Security Department.

•      If they’re counting the butts in the ashtray, put them in Finance.

•      If they’ve taken the table apart, put them in Engineering.

•      If they’re screaming and waving their arms, send them off to Manufacturing.

•      And if they’ve left early, put them in Sales.

Bits & Pieces, March 4, 1993, p. 10