Thursday, December 13, 2007

Melville's Bartleby 2

What would a human resources manager do about Bartleby?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I love this question. I'm a union organizer, you know.I read Bartleby a couple years ago with a group at work. I've had some members who have come close to being Bartleby. If the Human Resource person is a good problem solver --and I work with some of those--we often can figure out what the person does do well and find a place for him/her. But Bartleby!! Holy cow!! I wouldn't want this one to land in my lap. I think this one goes to some kind of social services.