Re:The Strategic Imperative Not to Hire Anybody
by potatolicious on Friday May 07, 2010 @01:57PM
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> "why is 40 hrs the optimal number?"
This number was determined during the industrial revolution to be the general maximum working hours for productivity to remain constant over a long period.
Which is to say, over 40 hours it was observed that factory workers' productivity decreased over the long term.
Without scientific evidence, I would say it's a pretty good estimate for software work also.
This number was determined during the industrial revolution to be the general maximum working hours for productivity to remain constant over a long period.
Which is to say, over 40 hours it was observed that factory workers' productivity decreased over the long term.
Without scientific evidence, I would say it's a pretty good estimate for software work also.