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> 100 Percent increase in loss of productivity due to noise distraction in open-plan offices compared with private offices, as cited in a 2013 paper published b
by dclowd9901 11y ago
> 100 Percent increase in loss of productivity due to noise distraction in open-plan offices compared with private offices, as cited in a 2013 paper published by the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
And yet, employment statistics show Americans are more productive than they've ever been. Something doesn't smell right with this data.
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- bildung 11y agoIn economic terms productivity usually means GDP per capita or per work hour. The article implies the everyday meaning of the word. Besides: As the common job of IT is automation, e.g. reducing the need for labor, increased (everyday meaning) productivity of IT could actually result in lower (economic) productivity, as GDP gets smaller.