I guess I never saw it that way and struggle to think of example usage as a noun.
Human technology, human race, human rights, human error, human nature, human history, human power. Always an adjective.
I still cant think of a common noun usage, let alone an alternative noun reading for human resources. People don't say "hello human".
It is weird to see comments talking about "HR" as some euphemism or double speak. Maybe I'm the outlier, but I don't understand any other meaning besides managing the resource that is humans.
That covers lots of things- managing the liability, procurement, retention, firing, of the workforce.
Human technology, human race, human rights, human error, human nature, human history, human power. Always an adjective.
I still cant think of a common noun usage, let alone an alternative noun reading for human resources. People don't say "hello human".
It is weird to see comments talking about "HR" as some euphemism or double speak. Maybe I'm the outlier, but I don't understand any other meaning besides managing the resource that is humans.
That covers lots of things- managing the liability, procurement, retention, firing, of the workforce.
Do people really think "HR" is the resource?