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Oooo careful there. That word "staff" might have suggestive
overtones. (Staff, rod...) Probably not PC. Quick, stamp it out.
Kevin McLauchlan
kmclauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com (aka kevinmcl -at- netrover -dot- com)
Techy writer, duffer skydiver, full-time unrepentant chocoholic
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hamilton [SMTP:caxdj -at- EARTHLINK -dot- NET]
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Manmonth or Peoplemonth?
>
> Pamela Jasper wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone found a gender-neutral term for things like man-hour,
> man-month, etc?
>
> Staff-hour, tc.
> --
> Chris Hamilton
> Technical Writer
> Tampa, FL
> caxdj -at- earthlink -dot- net