Comments by "JamesT" (@Parawingdelta2) on "productivity" video.

  1. The subject of productivity in the workplaces of the UK and other countries like the United States and Australia since the mid eighties (at least). It became clear that Japan, in particular, at that time, was outperforming us. I recall there were strategies like 'award restructuring' where people were paid more for skills identified as having more value, therefore motivating workers to be more versatile. Then there were things like 'structural efficiency' where the organisational structures were 'flattened out' to remove unnecessary supervision. Then, there were 'competitive frameworks' where productivity gains or cost reductions were achieved, and bonuses were given to successful work groups. There was also a focus on establishing 'tri-partisan' working relationships between the worker, management, and unions. I'm not sure what degree of success was achieved over the long term, but as we know, there will be very little common ground between the common man and the bourgeois elite, capitalist pigs, eh?
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  2. They encourage you to "work smarter" by making sure you drink more water to replace lost fluid.
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