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“I see no change in anyone’s lifestyle. No one’s taking a holiday…. People don’t have time for their friends, for their hobbies,” or for the “people they love,” Sewak said. “All they do is work,” she said.

Is this intelligence at work?

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No it’s stupidity incarnate. Or these people have ADHD and are having it abused for corporate profits. Either way these people are going to be empty walking husks in under a year, likely for the rest of their lives.

Wasn’t there some kind of research that said something along the lines of human productivity dropping like a stone after 30-35 hours per week of work?

that depends on the intellectual depth of the work. In true research, just a few hours or even days can be pivotal. Good mgmt helps set up conditions for that to happen more often.

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