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This is happening across most industries. My friends in creative fields are experiencing the same "optimizations". I call this the great lie of productivity. Th
by spacecadet 2y ago
This is happening across most industries. My friends in creative fields are experiencing the same "optimizations". I call this the great lie of productivity. The worker (particularly tech workers) have dreamed of reducing their time spent doing "shit jobs" while amplifying their productivity, so that we can spend more time doing what is meaningful to us... In reality businesses sell out to disconnected private equity and chase "growth" just to boost the wealth of the top. Ultimately this has played out as optimizing work force by reducing head count and spreading workers over more roles.
- ang_cire 2y agoYep, it's 100% MBA-bros who don't understand the actual technical foundations of their companies "optimizing" away their specialized knowledge workers. They get stuck in fire-and-hire cycles of boom-and-bust, and tend to slowly degrade into obscurity.