The group of workers of a company or institution is called staff.
From the Latin personālis , personal is an adjective that refers to what belongs or relates to the person. The term is usually used to name what is proper or particular to it.
For example: "I don't think I can attend the party: I have a personal problem to resolve" , "I don't share your decision, but I understand that it is something very personal" , "Juan got angry with Belén because she went through his personal things" .
Staff as a group of workers
The group of people who work in the same organization , company or entity is known as staff. The staff is the total number of workers who work in the organization in question: "We are going to have to reduce the staff since we have had three quarters of losses," "The staff went on strike due to poor working conditions," "I trust in the commitment of the staff to overcome this bad moment .
Personnel is also the department within a company that is responsible for managing human resources, settling salaries, etc. : "Tomorrow I'm going to go talk to Personnel to ask for a raise," "The boss is in the Personnel Office: it seems he's going to ask for sanctions for those responsible for the delay," "If you have any problems, go to Personnel and present your resignation .
Something individual or specific to someone can be mentioned as personal to the subject in question.
Purchasing assistant
In addition to this, we would have to highlight other important uses of the word in question. Thus, in recent years a profession called personal shopper has become fashionable. Specifically, this is a man or woman who is an expert in fashion and what he does is go to the stores with his clients and advise them on what clothing they should buy to be up to date, to always look good and to get the most out of it.
In the same way, said professional can also go to fashion establishments on his own and purchase the clothes that he considers most appropriate for those who hire him.
In order to be able to do their job in the best possible way, it is essential that the personal shopper has a series of fundamental characteristics: training in image and pattern consulting, exquisite taste, in-depth knowledge of fashion brands and the best stores. , be diplomatic, have empathy and the ability to listen to your clients, have confidentiality as a priority...
Other uses of the term personal
In the field of basketball , a personal foul is the foul that a player commits when he violates the regulations in certain actions of the game (pushing the rival player, hitting him, etc.): «Kobe Bryant accumulates four personals and is on the tightrope » , «The Brazilian's personal foul sent Luis Scola to the line again» .
Likewise, we must not overlook another series of terms that we use colloquially and that also use the use of the word we are analyzing. An example of this is self-defense, which refers to the entire set of techniques that a person uses in boxing or martial arts, among other areas, to be able to repel an attack.
On the other hand, there is the personal computer, which is the computer that is used individually and is identified by having a reduced weight and size.