There is no better way to start the year than reading how Lucy Kellaway chose the Golden Flannel award. It is all written in yesterday’s Financial Times newspaper.
To quote but a few sentences:
The best euphemism for firing people. ABN Amro fired 1,000 people to „further enhance the customer experience“, which was good, but nowhere near the brilliance of EY, which in 2013 sacked people explaining it was „looking forward to strengthening our alumni network“.
The next award is for the silliest job title. The judges, after fierce debate, have given the prize to PwC in Switzerland for calling its HR head: Territory Human Capital Leader. The first three words are intolerably pompous, and the fourth is a lie. HR people don’t lead.
Go, Lucy, Go! Keep it up!