US workers have gotten way less productive, and no one is sure why

[mili]

Not sure why ? Hmmm...... I'm sure I read somewhere dead/sick workers are no good for productivity.
Zero covid BAD for economy ! lol

US death-benefit payouts hit record high in 2021

Net death benefits in the fourth quarter of 2021 were up 5.6% from the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a review of U.S. regulatory data.

www.spglobal.com

 

[Beast]

LOL! All the things you take for granted in your country like cars, planes, skyscrapers, computers, phones, elevators, plate glass windows, etc weren't dreamed up by your country of a billion hardworking people.

So if we suddenly look lax to you that's only because a generation ago most of us weren't in the rice fields behind an ox trying to make sure our families didn't starve to death.

When we were building our cities over 100 years ago we didn't need to turn to Chinese engineering firms for guidance on how to build skyscrapers...we did it by ourselves through trial&error with nobody available to turn to for shortcuts, hints, or direction.

The US has spent alot of money and time getting lots of tech to work that you take for granted as a latecomer.

Yes, we are really impressed you can jam 100,000 workers into an assembly line building putting together a $600 iPhone on the cheap while a few high paid telecommuting "lazy" Apple engineers in California debate the next future design from their big suburban homes.

So impressive of your to bring out things 100 years ago? U want to bring out donkey years thing to compare?

When Chinese are having civilization and building great wall 2000 yrs ago. You are just animals and not even human.
We called you barbarian.

 

[letsrock]

what i find disgusting is that almost every reason tabulated in the article is about blaming the workers - they are quiet quitting, they are slacking off, taking advantage of tight market.

Really ? public policies in the pandemic, pandemic itself, management and owners have no responsbility ?

and all said it may even be statistical blip. we have to see few more quarters.

 

[Beast]

what i find disgusting is that almost every reason tabulated in the article is about blaming the workers - they are quiet quitting, they are slacking off, taking advantage of tight market.

Really ? public policies in the pandemic, pandemic itself, management and owners have no responsbility ?

and all said it may even be statistical blip. we have to see few more quarters.

And worker themselves have no attitude problem , they are perfect. Everything is employers fault,right?

It is absolute right to ask for high paid while u work little or don't work.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

So impressive of your to bring out things 100 years ago? U want to bring out donkey years thing to compare?

When Chinese are having civilization and building great wall 2000 yrs ago. You are just animals and not even human.
We called you barbarian.

Yeah, but the big difference is China is simply modeling itself from the Western world vs the other way around.

You are the followers..no matter how you try and slice it. There's no way around it.

You didn't see the West living in Siheyuans or relying on rickshaws or any other Chinese way of life. Even your famous bicycles are a Western tradition.

So now to catch up to all that you have missed in the last 150 years you have put your traditionally poor people into factories, razed your shantytowns, and gone on a massive Western-inspired building spree...which is very admirable.

Obviously you have a population very eager to finally have something after 100's of years of nothing.

 

[Dalit]

LOL Forget all this. Who is voting Republican in the midterm?

 

[letsrock]

And worker themselves have no attitude problem , they are perfect. Everything is employers fault,right?

It is absolute right to ask for high paid while u work little or don't work.

SO millions of workers all of a sudden start slacking off ? no other explanations ?

 

[Beast]

SO millions of workers all of a sudden start slacking off ? no other explanations ?

So it's all employers fault, workers are saint, I guess that is what u mean?

Yeah, but the big difference is China is simply modeling itself from the Western world vs the other way around.

You are the followers..no matter how you try and slice it. There's no way around it.

You didn't see the West living in Siheyuans or relying on rickshaws or any other Chinese way of life. Even your famous bicycles are a Western tradition.

So now to catch up to all that you have missed in the last 150 years you have put your traditionally poor people into factories, razed your shantytowns, and gone on a massive building spree...which is very admirable.

Obviously you have a population very eager to finally have something after 100's of years of nothing.

Absolutely BS , if we modern from western world. I guess what is the criticism about Chinese practice in global trade or human right? See how selective your statement is.

Modernise need to work not only from hardware but software too, to fully function effectively. We Chinese are innovative to come out with a system of modernise to fit out doctrine and practice to allow China modernise so efficiently and effectively after achieving real political stability in 1978.

 

[Bilal9]

Maybe in some companies the productivity is down but not in mine. With everybody at home with virtual desktops nobody misses early or late teleconference meetings. The day start/end times are blurred with no commuting to the office.

People think nothing of pinging me at 9pm with a question knowing i can just walk over to my computer and look at it just as if it was 9am. They know I don't have to get up early for the morning commute so they ping me all the way up until midnight. It isn't unusual for 5 of us to be in a teleconference at 10pm.

At 8am it starts all over again. For others it starts before 7am.

You guys wonder why I post at odd hours...well it's because I'm up at odd hours.

I'm in the same boat. Sometimes working at any waking hours, even 3 AM...

But I think COVID and now the war and inflation aren't doing anyone any favors.

People are just burned out....

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

US workers are lazy and slackers.

They have poor work ethics, indulge in non stop whining and expect high salaries and benefits.

It is beyond me why anyone does Business in the US.

2/3rds of the US Businesses die in the first 5 years.

No wonder all investors and Businessmen in the US are looking open a Shop in China and Asia.

I think everyone can agree that working at home = less productivity, too much temptation/distraction on the side

US workers are cheaters.

They indulge in Moonlighting and Moonshining.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Absolutely BS , if we modern from western world. I guess what is the criticism about Chinese practice in global trade or human right?

Whether you treat people like sh*t or trade $500Trillon vs a dollar really isn't affecting the look and feel of your cities. You still have streets designed for cars/buses, subways, trains, airports, etc. You walk into your building, step into an automatic elevator, walk into your unit, turn on your electric lights, flip on the A/C, grab something out of the fridge, sit on your swivel chair at your desk, look at your internet connected smartphone and computer and check out what is new.

This isn't a lifestyle dreamed up by the Chinese...not by a long shot.

Modernise need to work not only from hardware but software too, to fully function effectively. We Chinese are innovative to come out with a system of modernise to fit out doctrine and practice to allow China modernise so efficiently and effectively after achieving real political stability in 1978.

okay, so you have some custom software too...that is a bit of a drop in the bucket compared to the big picture I just drew.

 

[Beast]

Whether you treat people like sh*t or trade $500Trillon vs a dollar really isn't affecting the look and feel of your cities. You still have streets designed for cars/buses, subways, trains, airports, etc. You walk into your building, step into an automatic elevator, walk into your unit, turn on your electric lights, flip on the A/C, grab something out of the fridge, sit on your swivel chair at your desk, look at your internet connected smartphone and computer and check out what is new.

This isn't a lifestyle dreamed up by the Chinese...not by a long shot.



okay, so you have some custom software too...that is a bit of a drop in the bucket compared to the big picture I just drew.

This is not your so called western world. It called modernised. Who still live in primitive medical age? Tell me?

After beating out by your own game of globalization. Now u try to shift China success with all this is credit by west? If u can't afford the game called modernised. Don't start it in the first place.

 

[FuturePAF]

US workers are lazy and slackers.

They have poor work ethics, indulge in non stop whining and expect high salaries and benefits.

It is beyond me why anyone does Business in the US.

2/3rds of the US Businesses die in the first 5 years.

No wonder all investors and Businessmen in the US are looking open a Shop in China and Asia.



US workers are cheaters.

They indulge in Moonlighting and Moonshining.

Moonshining, that a new accusation

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

This is not your so called western world. It called modernised.

LOL!...apparently China doesn't have any imagination when it comes to determining a lifestyle. We could all be living in an alternate reality of life under a big glass climate controlled bubble dome right now using clear vacuum tube sleds instead of streets and you'd simply call that the new definition of what is "modern" instead of somebody's idea of a "lifestyle".

 

[gambit]

US workers are lazy and slackers.

They have poor work ethics, indulge in non stop whining and expect high salaries and benefits.

It is beyond me why anyone does Business in the US.

2/3rds of the US Businesses die in the first 5 years.

Then why do so many successful innovations came from the US? Especially by foreigners?