Coke building should be renamed - Opinion

Coke building should be renamed - Opinion: "Adrian W. Edmundson, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Class of 1989" I understand why you are upset with Governor Coke's opinions, but I think you must understand something important. You shouldn't judge a man living in the 19th century based on the views of the 21st century. Maybe Governor Coke would have been just as despicable, but you have the advantage of growing up in a world where slavery is unacceptable.

Detail Oriented

I am often confused with job postings that require a "detail oriented" person. It seems this term is overused. A new toy for human resources when creating a job posting. Do you really want a "detail oriented" sales person who gets bogged down in the details?

I get a mental image of someone shopping for a door stop.

Customer: "I need a door stop."
Salesman: "What color?"
Customer: "I don't care. Does it really matter? Brown."
Salesman: "How big?"
Customer: "Not sure. Bigger than a railroad spike, smaller than a loaf of bread?"
Salesman: "How heavy?"
Customer: "Well, I don't know. Is this really necessary? Less than 5 pounds?!?"
Salesman: "I just want to make sure you get exactly what you want. What is it made of?"
Customer: "I don't care!! It needs to stop a door from closing."
Salesman: "Well, I can't help you if I don't have all of the details."

There is a place for detail oriented people. But, I don't know why HR believes everyone they hire needs to be "detail oriented". If you're a manager, I would think you want less "detail oriented" and more "broad picture". And I can't think of anything more debilitating than an employee who is obsessed with a detail and can’t step back and see how his piece fits into “the big picture”.