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Human Resources (HR) as Pretext and Weapon Against Staff

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Summary: Like we've seen at the European Patent Office (EPO), the people who view individuals as "resources" (to be sold) are there to undermine the interests of those "resources"; just like at the EPO, in Sirius (which I left this month) these "resources" were treated poorly and their right to free speech (or freedom of expression) was denied

THE situation -- communications-wise -- at Sirius ‘Open Source’ can be characterised as dishonesty, outright lying, and cover-up. Many failures are being plastered over. Those aren't 'white lies' or benign spin; they misinform people to keep them onboard and mislead clients, who may otherwise choose more wisely who to trust.



The term Human Resources (HR) is offensive for all sorts of reasons. As workers of the EPO quickly find out upon arrival, Human Resources people actively work against the staff. They undermine workers' rights.

"No lawyers were being consulted by the company until it was too late; the company's management single-handedly doomed the company. It seems unlikely to survive until its next (25th) anniversary."Sirius does not have Human Resources staff; it outsources this function. In companies with a Human Resources department there's generally an interest/incentive at HR to keep the company in tact, otherwise that department too will be out of work. No workers? Then no HR! But when it's outsourced the logistics change a lot.

The lesson to take from this is, when companies try to behave in this way the time is right to leave. No lawyers were being consulted by the company until it was too late; the company's management single-handedly doomed the company. It seems unlikely to survive until its next (25th) anniversary.

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