HR Erasure: Policy on Clarity
Use euphemisms.
Be ambiguous.
Choose your own definitions
for words,
your own geography
of jargon. Rightsize
your reality.
The company adjusts.
The company
seeks feedback.
The company empowers.
All days are not
days. All hours
are not hours. All hours
are not ours.
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HR Erasure: Policy on Manager Responsibilities
Violate your country
and principles
every day.
Learn that no one
expects you to be
good. Business must
always come first.
Avoid the appearance
of ethics.
Make sure
everyone gets hurt.
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HR Erasure: Policy on Drug and Alcohol Use
Use alcohol and illegal
drugs
on company property
and during
working hours.
The company tolerates
impaired workers.
You are under
the influence.
You are under
the influence
of Human Resources.
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Erin Murphy’s eighth book of poems, a collection of documentary poetry focusing on labor and employment issues, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry in 2021. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in such journals as The Georgia Review, The Normal School, Field, Southern Humanities Review, North American Review, Southern Indiana Review, and Women’s Studies Quarterly. Her poem “Debriefing: A Poem in Parts” won The Normal School Poetry Prize judged by Nick Flynn. She is editor of three anthologies from the University of Nebraska Press and SUNY Press and serves as Poetry Editor of The Summerset Review. She is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Penn State Altoona. Website: www.erin-murphy.com
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