On Fri, May 6, 2011 14:30, Charles Curley wrote: > On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:54:35 -0600 > "Jared W. Robinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As I read through job descriptions here on PLUG, I notice that >> companies rarely advertise for "average" talent. No, they want the >> exception to the rule. They want exceptional talent, whether it be >> Java ninjas or rock stars. > > Kinda like Lake Woebegone, where all the children are above average.
The HR industry has a serious language crisis. You don't "hire" you on-board. You don't "fire" you rightsize. He didn't "quit" he adjusted his career path. He isn't a "manager" he is a people leader. You aren't on "probation" you are in a get-to-know-you-stage. You don't hire people, you on-board EXCEPTIONAL TALENT. Everyone is exceptionally talented until it is time for a performance review. Then magically all the exceptionally mind-blowing amazing people get graded on a curve which includes categories like "under-performer." Oh wait, I meant motivationally-challenged. Now you might think all these words were created just to avoid any negative feelings. However, if your people leader decides she wants to on-board her exceptionally talented friend, you just might be TERMINATED for being motivationally challenged... or murdered... I can't figure out what they really mean by using the word terminated. All the other words are so misleadingly nice. -Ryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
