This idea cuts two ways.
The first way: all the little bullshit "Hey, got a minute?" things that pile up across a workday, a work week, and a work year. All told, they cost the U.S. about $588B in lost productivity.
That should matter, but as long as bonuses are fat and growth can be proven, the lost productivity is largely just tolerated.
The second one-…
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