'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg sound the alarm

Re:'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg so... by throw_nbvc1234 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:54PM (#32417532)

Do you feel the same way about people who put effort in but are not skilled enough to contribute (or make things worse by trying)?

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Re:'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg so... by cutemonster on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:18PM (#32418598)

> people who put effort in ... make things worse

Dead weight? Sounds more like friendly antimatter

GP:

> > I have no qualm with those that want to drift around megacorps

For me, that depends on what the company is doing. Let's say it's mobile games or quant trading -- then, slacking at work in a way just gives people more time away from the computer (fewer games to play?). And changes which ones of the rich people, get richer.

Then what does it matter.

Whilst if one is working for a hospital or a stopping-online-manipulation department, then, in such cases, slacking is sad, not good for society, right

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Re:'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg so... by my_usernam3 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:52PM (#32418898)

> Whilst if one is working for a hos, pital or a stopping-online-manipulation department, not good for society, right

Oh definitely. I'm under the (maybe wrong) assumption that the majority of people are not doing this. I believe most my peers in the silicon valley bubble I live in aren't really moving needles that benefit humanity.

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