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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by tenebrisalietum on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:44PM (#23407103)
Another word for negative productivity is overhead.

Many administrative, HR and IT workers are overhead, but still needed.

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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by ivalm on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:22PM (#23407530)
They are not negative productivity. Internally consumed product is still product.
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