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So that in the situation that you get fired (possible based on the attitude you show here), no one else wants to hire you (unlikely I admit), and you have to wo
by MadSudaca 4y ago
So that in the situation that you get fired (possible based on the attitude you show here), no one else wants to hire you (unlikely I admit), and you have to work for yourself, you can get more done for each hour of your time, since your livelihood may depend on it. At the same time, honoring the fairly recent trend of increasing human productivity that has allowed us to have SIGNIFICANTLY better quality of life than our distant and not so distant ancestors.
- miroljub 4y ago> At the same time, honoring the fairly recent trend of increasing human productivity that has allowed us to have SIGNIFICANTLY better quality of life than our distant and not so distant ancestors. According to actual data, increased productivity since 1980 didn't result in increasing salaries [1], and since I work for salary, I don't care about increasing my productivity at work if it doesn't directly result in increased compensation. [1] https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/ https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
- MadSudaca 4y agoWould you be willing to have your salary reduced if your productivity is lower?
- skinnymuch 4y agoWhy is the salary where it is in the first place? Not like any one is getting paid for the value of their labor. So no salary shouldn’t be reduced. It’s already too low.
- sublinear 4y agoIncreased productivity doesn't always have to mean working harder, usually the opposite, and anyway why should increased productivity imply increased compensation if everything else in the equation has remained the same?