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Negativity costs the US between $250 and $300 billion every year in lost productivity, according to the Gallup Organization. This sort of pseudo-scientific cor
by mustpax 15y ago
Negativity costs the US between $250 and $300 billion every year in lost productivity, according to the Gallup Organization.
This sort of pseudo-scientific corporate speak makes my BS detector go on high-alert. Your point is better made without relying on PR friendly made up statistics.
- loceng 15y agoActually I believe they are attempting to create the proper science to accurately gauge/estimate things like happiness and the effects on productivity. $300 Billion isn't actually that much of an increase. Is it that hard to imagine that people being happier would increase productivity?
- mustpax 15y agoThey are claiming "negativity" is causing this loss. Not unhappiness or depression but merely verbally sharing negative observations (or whatever negativity means). It would be hard enough to measure and quantify the effects of happiness, quantifying effects of negativity is downright absurd.
- nightski 15y agoActually yes. I truly believe that the more content people are, the less inclined they are to be productive. Also being negative doesn't mean you are unhappy.