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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by Aeolun on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @05:23PM (#30170361)
> Getting a cheaper rate on labor is far more beneficial to the company than say making sure it's employees are happy.

Whoa, citation needed. I’m fairly certain yhis isn’t true unless you are optimizing for just the next month.

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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by bb88 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @12:49AM (#30174227)
Companies exist for the stockholders, not the employees or the public at large.
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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by _blu on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @04:09AM (#30175355)
that's a myth. it's the opposite that is true.
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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by vinyl7 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:44AM (#30177372)
It's hard to argue against it when I see companies becoming more and more consumer hostile (cheap products that break in a year or after warranty is up, slow buggy software, incomplete game releases, ads crammed into every open space, FANG cornering their markets, dark patterns, etc.)
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