The Machinery of Self: How Dehumanizing Corporate Language Alienates the Modern Workforce
By Global Workplace Insights Published: October 24, 2023 Main Facts Modern corporate vocabulary has deeply normalized the use of industrial, mechanistic, and martial terminology to describe human beings within organizational structures. Terms like "human resources," "headcount," "talent pipelines," and "dead weight" have transitioned from metaphoric convenience into accepted business standards. Compounding this linguistic shift is…
