I resent the term human resources for the very reason that it lumps people together with inanimate objects and seems to imply a kind of ownership. I far prefer personnel, but that's a term that has fallen into disuse.

There are times when I find/have found myself being allocated like a resource, with no thought for the wider impact on my life outside of work. Every fibre of my being kicks against it.

I gather it's even worse in the US than here - that the cards are stacked even more heavily in favour of the employer, there, which takes some imagining!

The question is: what are we to do about it?