Re:On the Law of Diminishing Specialization
by Justsignedup on Monday October 08, 2018 @07:13PM
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The difference is this:
If I hire 15 people, I can produce 20 widgets
If I hire 15 people + 5 lower-skill workers, I can produce 30 widgets.
The problem we face is visibility. The question becomes how is it that low-skilled workers can create more efficiency, they themselves don't do anything. The reality is that high-skilled workers are now free to get creative vs having to do the annoying tasks the low skilled workers just took off their shoulders. So _indirectly_ the low-skilled workers produced 10 widgets, but really, everyone was just working at a good production level.
If I hire 15 people, I can produce 20 widgets
If I hire 15 people + 5 lower-skill workers, I can produce 30 widgets.
The problem we face is visibility. The question becomes how is it that low-skilled workers can create more efficiency, they themselves don't do anything. The reality is that high-skilled workers are now free to get creative vs having to do the annoying tasks the low skilled workers just took off their shoulders. So _indirectly_ the low-skilled workers produced 10 widgets, but really, everyone was just working at a good production level.
People being less busy lets them be creative.