←back to thread

Tog's Paradox

(www.votito.com)
260 points adzicg | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 12:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.486s | source
1. musicale ◴[23 Oct 24 03:32 UTC] No.41921525[source]▶
Reminiscent of the "working for the man" paradoxes:

- If you complete your work faster, you will be assigned more work, reducing free time as well as hourly wage.

- Any improvements in productivity will become the new baseline for performance.

- Any cost savings will be absorbed by the company, while any cost overruns will be passed on to the rank and file workforce.

And the "conservation" paradoxes:

- The more you reduce power consumption, the more the power company will raise rates to compensate.

- The reward for reducing water usage by 10% this year is a mandate to reduce water usage by 10% next year.

replies(1): >>41923326 #
2. DrScientist ◴[23 Oct 24 09:24 UTC] No.41923326[source]▶
> Reminiscent of the "working for the man" paradoxes:

Those are only true if the gain in productivity it not shared between owner and worker.

And whether that happens depends on the balance of power between the two in terms of supply and demand and various laws.