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• anm89 4y ago
  That is essentially arguing that this causes a defacto 25% increase in productivity simply by cutting down on wasted time. Again I'm skeptical, but I do see the argument.
  • dotopotoro 4y ago
    Other factors to consider (at least theoretically possible): - shorter week is part of compensation; (possibility to atract more or/and better employees). - more people will start working/get hired; - productivity is not uniform thoughout a day/week (tiredeness); My best counterpoint at the same time is that intuitively I think that 1 person doing 5 days is more productive then 5 persons doing one day each, because communication/coordination does have a cost. (Surely tradeoffs and optimal points vary from role to role; some tasks are easier to parallelise)
• throw8383833jj 4y ago
  yes. For some job functions (especially those in govt), I strongly suspect that "producitivity" is capped by factors beyond the control of employees at the bottom.