Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'

hawkice•about 4 hours ago

I think you can report someone apologized, but cannot attest to their internal mental state enough to impartially report that they're sorry.

onemoresoop•about 3 hours ago

Just like a criminal who blew their cover, they’re sorry not for the infraction, but for getting caught.

InsideOutSanta•about 3 hours ago

I'm pretty sure the headline is sarcasm.

secretsatan•about 2 hours ago

I’m getting more of that vibe from the bbc nowadays as there forced more to support both sides where one side has lost all grip on reality.

justonepost2•about 2 hours ago

By the way, these are the people who techno-optimists believe are going to take care of you in the post labor future.

jeffwask•about 4 hours ago

These articles always make me think of the South Park BP Oil episode. "We're sorry. So sorry..."

ykonstant•about 4 hours ago

For easy access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU4gBzEnQ6M

Statements like that one deserve all the ridicule we can pile upon them.

sidewndr46•about 3 hours ago

we must be the same age or have the same sense of humor. This is what my mind went to immediately.

jeffwask•about 3 hours ago

My first tech job coincided with the first season of South Park.

jchw•about 4 hours ago

I am truly, deeply sorry for revealing my true feelings on how much I value some of the employees that helped me become utterly, filthy rich. It will not happen again.

lousclues•about 3 hours ago

Stories like these really help highlight how bad the bubble some people surround themselves with. Imagine being so out of touch you describe another human being as "lower value human capital".

JumpCrisscross•about 3 hours ago

Goldman Sachs renamed HR human capital management when they were still known for being the smartest people on the street. So the convention of calling employees human capital stuck. From there I can totally see how the other, much longer-lived, convention of rating employees as high and low value bled over.

x______________•about 3 hours ago

Imagine how broken society has to be for this situation to occur in the first place, and then only need to issue a public apology to not get cancelled by the potential mob backlash.

It's very clear that reality happens in private and a 'im sowwy' should not be the only downside of devaluing life..

Or build yourself a bubble and then ignore everything outside of it? *shrug

tanseydavid•about 3 hours ago

They have run out of euphemisms.

rvz•20 minutes ago

"lower value human capital"

There you have his admission of what he really thinks of his employees even after layoffs.

Some may accept his apology, but I don't think the internet will.

Make that of what you will.

fred_is_fred•about 4 hours ago

Bank boss is sorry that you're mad, not sorry he said it.

Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'

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