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[–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i dont get it, why is there so much whining then by failure to "increase productivity"? firms dont invest in tools & training and they still want productivity line to go up right? or am i missing something?

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gotta look at the definition of "productivity" people are using. Often it's just productivity = revenue / number of employees.

    Defined that way, you can fire 20% of employees and make the remaining employees do more work for the same pay. That causes a 20% increase in productivity because suddenly each employee is doing more work.

    Doesn't actually mean they want to make more things.

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