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>Productivity is based on labor hours not cost. Exactly, a distribution warehouse is a fixed size, it has a maximum capacity (floor space & racking), so despit

>Productivity is based on labor hours not cost. Exactly, a distribution warehouse is a fixed size, it has a maximum capacity (floor space & racking), so despite being able to bring in more boxes and also hire more (agency) staff Hours to process the Units in and out, at some point that warehouse will grind to a halt and become like a traffic jam caused by too many people and too many Units much like we see with too many vehicles on the road at peak times. Automated distribution warehouses (computer controlled conveyor belt systems) also have this problem, as do theme park rides, rail networks and airlines as other common examples. In the 90's automated warehouses in one company I was familiar with would also crash at peak times, namely Xmas because it couldnt handle the increased volume. When it crashed work was distributed to other warehouses in the network to balance the workload amongst the remaining operational warehouses. However with automated warehouses, management/board know its maximum handling capacity and just accept it, unlike human manned warehouses where management keep pushing for more until workers revolt! This is why the Reddit AntiWork subreddit is interesting right now, we are seeing a country wide revolt which could spread to neighbouring Western countries. The spooks will be watching this like hawks. During a UK fuel protest in the UK, a protestor who was also a small business in the run up to his attendance at a second protest had a visit from 4 big burly guys in a new expensive Black Range Rover, one of the guys got out and told this small businessman, if you go to the next fuel protest, you wont have a business to come back to. Thats how the security services and others operate here in the UK! Its the security services job to protect the country which includes the economy and other things, thats also why the illusion of privacy and tech security is just an illusion! So other factors that can affect productivity in a country is poor transport networks, if people are spending more time travelling to and from work, then that country will be facing problems in years to come unless changes are made. Look at commute times dropping during covid lockdowns. It was like getting to work 20 or 30 years ago, less traffic on the road yada yada yada. Now changes in legislation can offset some of this which is in the hands of a Govt, like sunday trading (being open on Sundays) and also 24hr trading (being open 24hrs a day), internet shopping can also offset some or redistribute the demand on infrastructure but even the internet retailers have their problems and inefficiencies but these are now offloaded to the consumer, so legislation has created a cost saving for internet retailers in some countries. I do agree that management are largely detached from the situation on the ground and you can see this in many ways with the problems that exist, but either they dont care or they dont know, some really are detached from the reality on the ground. Its also cheaper to address these on an ad hoc basis when intelligent consumers complain, management rely on stupidity and laziness to get away with poor goods or services. Remember inflation only measures the cheapest price of a good or service, it does not take into account the decline in quality or life span of a good or service.

wallacoloo 5y ago
> This is why the Reddit AntiWork subreddit is interesting right now, we are seeing a country wide revolt which could spread to neighbouring Western countries. how big is this movement, actually? personally, i quit my job without knowing about “anti-work”, and without the goal of making any point. then i was very confused when multiple people IRL told me they respected me for it, and learned about anti-work. it happens that there’s some overlap between their complaints and my reasons for quitting… but their complaints cast such a wide net that it’s not surprising. so i’m not yet sure how much the anti-work label or the community actually affects things on the ground v.s. just showcases popular sentiment and actions that people would have taken anyway.
- R0b0t1 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_(novel)
- monocasa 5y ago
  I read the parent as the anti work reddit is a symptom, not a cause. That the malaise you felt is common enough that large amorphous groups are loosely coordinating in a way that is seen clearly on one of the biggest websites, but if that subreddit didn't exist, the malaise still would.
- Terry_Roll 5y ago
  Goldman Sachs gave it some public recognition recently in an advisory to investors or something. News orgs picked up the Giant Squid advisory as you can read here https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/10/21/unemployment-for-all-is-the-frustrated-rallying-cry-of-the-anti-work-reddit-group-this-is-only-one-part-of-the-revolutionary-change-taking-place-in-the-workplace/?sh=773398593719 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/10/21/unemployme... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antiwork-movement-may-be-long-run-risk-to-labor-force-participation-goldman-sachs-165417840.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antiwork-movement-may-be-long... The subreddit is about a tenth the size of the WallStreetBets thread of GameStop mania fame, but Goldman points out that Antiwork now ranks above WallStreetBets in comments per day." Its English speaking, so it can spread to 5 Eyes country's easily and other country's especially if native news outlets run with it. US social media dominates so it will have an impact in other country's. Its aimed at the millennials which is why its on Reddit. Lots of factors or trends could be influencing it even sock puppets, however my belief is it is an attempt to stimulate inflation short term to get interest rates up. BBC mentioned Bank of England could see interest rates going upto 5% by the middle of next year!!! Who can afford debt repayments where the base rates gets to 5% and the lender has added a few % more on top for them?? We havent seen anything like that in at least a couple of decades. Inflation also forces people back to work after the Covid lockdowns but the effect is, some businesses have realised some staff can work from home and save money on expensive premises like office blocks, such is the technology today namely the internet, voip and remote working in general. Others are realising that some sectors are best avoided for employment because of the way they laid people off during COVID lockdowns. Karma I guess! However GameStop is also an indication of a rebellion which is why GS have mentioned aNTIwORk, even the regulators know they need to write a more honest fairer rule book and their inaction and coverup is angering some, which is why Gamestop got popular. You can measure this sentiment by analysing the use of words and phrases used in comments across different social media platforms. People give away so much meta data on social media, its getting easier to predict when someone might sneeze! LOL This is also what Goldman Sachs hinted at when they mentioned how many comments its getting now. GS monitor social media comments for insights into financial trends which would be entirely expected of them in my opinion, just like many other big companies will be monitoring social media for trends, including this site.

wallacoloo 5y ago

> This is why the Reddit AntiWork subreddit is interesting right now, we are seeing a country wide revolt which could spread to neighbouring Western countries. how big is this movement, actually? personally, i quit my job without knowing about “anti-work”, and without the goal of making any point. then i was very confused when multiple people IRL told me they respected me for it, and learned about anti-work. it happens that there’s some overlap between their complaints and my reasons for quitting… but their complaints cast such a wide net that it’s not surprising. so i’m not yet sure how much the anti-work label or the community actually affects things on the ground v.s. just showcases popular sentiment and actions that people would have taken anyway.

R0b0t1 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_(novel)
monocasa 5y ago
I read the parent as the anti work reddit is a symptom, not a cause. That the malaise you felt is common enough that large amorphous groups are loosely coordinating in a way that is seen clearly on one of the biggest websites, but if that subreddit didn't exist, the malaise still would.
Terry_Roll 5y ago
Goldman Sachs gave it some public recognition recently in an advisory to investors or something. News orgs picked up the Giant Squid advisory as you can read here https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/10/21/unemployment-for-all-is-the-frustrated-rallying-cry-of-the-anti-work-reddit-group-this-is-only-one-part-of-the-revolutionary-change-taking-place-in-the-workplace/?sh=773398593719 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/10/21/unemployme... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antiwork-movement-may-be-long-run-risk-to-labor-force-participation-goldman-sachs-165417840.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/antiwork-movement-may-be-long... The subreddit is about a tenth the size of the WallStreetBets thread of GameStop mania fame, but Goldman points out that Antiwork now ranks above WallStreetBets in comments per day." Its English speaking, so it can spread to 5 Eyes country's easily and other country's especially if native news outlets run with it. US social media dominates so it will have an impact in other country's. Its aimed at the millennials which is why its on Reddit. Lots of factors or trends could be influencing it even sock puppets, however my belief is it is an attempt to stimulate inflation short term to get interest rates up. BBC mentioned Bank of England could see interest rates going upto 5% by the middle of next year!!! Who can afford debt repayments where the base rates gets to 5% and the lender has added a few % more on top for them?? We havent seen anything like that in at least a couple of decades. Inflation also forces people back to work after the Covid lockdowns but the effect is, some businesses have realised some staff can work from home and save money on expensive premises like office blocks, such is the technology today namely the internet, voip and remote working in general. Others are realising that some sectors are best avoided for employment because of the way they laid people off during COVID lockdowns. Karma I guess! However GameStop is also an indication of a rebellion which is why GS have mentioned aNTIwORk, even the regulators know they need to write a more honest fairer rule book and their inaction and coverup is angering some, which is why Gamestop got popular. You can measure this sentiment by analysing the use of words and phrases used in comments across different social media platforms. People give away so much meta data on social media, its getting easier to predict when someone might sneeze! LOL This is also what Goldman Sachs hinted at when they mentioned how many comments its getting now. GS monitor social media comments for insights into financial trends which would be entirely expected of them in my opinion, just like many other big companies will be monitoring social media for trends, including this site.