Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity

Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by add-sub-mul-div on Thursday August 07, 2025 @12:35PM (#44826697)

Sounds like the same argument. They don't care about true productivity, they want the appearance of it, the illusory short term gains of AI.

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Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by knallfrosch on Thursday August 07, 2025 @01:21PM (#44827374)

A genie offers you either: You're 50% more productive, or you appear 50% more productive. What would _you_ choose?

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Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by eptcyka on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:58PM (#44828866)

Unless further elaborated, why would one assume that being 50% more productive will not appear as being 50% more productive?

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Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by sagarm on Friday August 08, 2025 @01:06AM (#44833628)

Real world experience.

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Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by beng-nl on Thursday August 07, 2025 @01:33PM (#44827582)

I don’t see the dilemma - if you want to appear 50% more productive, why not actually be 50% more productive too?

Or do you mean being more productive doesn’t automatically translate to it being visible.. yeah that is a tricky one..

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Re:Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care a... by fcatalan on Thursday August 07, 2025 @01:55PM (#44827951)

That guy that doesn't even show up might be just playing videogames... Or maybe taking credit for your work over a coffee with the boss of your boss

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