The graph at the start of the article is terrifying: it basically says that since 1973, on average, there was no correlation between your productivity and your

The graph at the start of the article is terrifying: it basically says that since 1973, on average, there was no correlation between your productivity and your earnings. None. Work hard? No difference. Work longer? No difference. Work smarter? No difference. Firm introduces new working practices? No difference. The people who started work in 1973 are now retiring. This means that this disconnect is not only true of everyone currently working, it's always been true for pretty much everyone they know or report to. We've normalized a situation in which employees have no skin whatsoever in their company being a success. And then we wonder why the productivity figures are lackluster. Given that graph, I think it's amazing they're as good as they are.