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Unfortunately the goal for most companies in a capitalist structure is not "employee happiness". It's "revenue growth" or "shareholder returns". It's romantic
by hackernewds 4y ago
Unfortunately the goal for most companies in a capitalist structure is not "employee happiness". It's "revenue growth" or "shareholder returns".
It's romantic to think they coexist, but in a practical sense they don't intersect at the optimal solution
- whiplash451 4y agoTrue. But there are infinite ways of working out this tradeoff. Some companies are examples while some really aren’t. If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a terrible warning.
- vineyardmike 4y agoYea, thats why proving that a 4 day week doesn't impact "revenue growth" is important. It removes an argument companies can have against legislature to push it, or employee demands. Even something simple like google giving out free food increased employee happiness which translated to revenue growth from better workers. So it's not obvious that a 4 day week can't work, and at some companies a 4 day week could probably.