File Under Idiot: Human Resources Gets Dumb

nik.mercer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:17:59 -0700

Note to all "Chief People Officers" out there in corporate America: try not to be a total, flailing, moronic imbecile. Gawker pointed us to this enlightening piece in Advertising Age, which tells the sad tale of an HR exec at Carat who sent out bullet-pointed plans for corporate downsizing, a sort of "how to ax your underlings in these harsh times." There was only one problem—he sent that very touchy material to the entire company in a mass email. Perhaps this particular human resources boss is actually a saboteur inspired by Office Space and Fight Club. Then again, maybe he’s just a jackass.