Re:We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death (2019)
by jka on Sunday November 22, 2020 @07:11PM
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There are likely lots of second-order effects here, so it's hard to tell.
The engineers may have been better rested and thus able to deliver more quickly and reliably thanks to a sense that they had an effective peer support group.
The eventual product quality may have been higher thanks to the additional oversight, review and input - leading to increased market demand.
The support, stability and resulting confidence offered to employees may have spread via word-of-mouth to their familities, friends and extended networks, increasing marketplace faith in the company and trust in the product.
And, perhaps the simplest albeit least thought-provoking explanation: perhaps the additional 40% engineering salary overhead did not have a significant impact on the company finances.
The engineers may have been better rested and thus able to deliver more quickly and reliably thanks to a sense that they had an effective peer support group.
The eventual product quality may have been higher thanks to the additional oversight, review and input - leading to increased market demand.
The support, stability and resulting confidence offered to employees may have spread via word-of-mouth to their familities, friends and extended networks, increasing marketplace faith in the company and trust in the product.
And, perhaps the simplest albeit least thought-provoking explanation: perhaps the additional 40% engineering salary overhead did not have a significant impact on the company finances.