It turns out that at least for Alcoa Aluminum, reducing worker accidents actually results in employee engagement and more value for stockholders.

serpentineeyelash · 2020-01-28T07:30:59+00:00

Sorry this was removed by a junior moderator. I have restored it because I do think it is relevant to men's issues.

Oncefa2 · 2020-01-28T14:13:01+00:00

There are a lot of examples of this kind of thing where companies are too hard on their employees, and it actually reduces productivity.

Open office plans are an example of this.

More leave time, flex time, longer breaks, etc all improve workplace productivity.

As does a < 40 hour work week. Temporary overtime past 40 hours a week does improve productivity but eventually workers get burnt out. To the point that working more hours is actually worse than working less than 40 hours a week. I forget the exact numbers, but it's something like 50 hours per week is worse than if you had worked 30 hours instead.

The problem is managers and bosses like to have power, and sometimes they abuse it for (I assume) personal, psychological reasons. Open office plans are a great example of this. Bosses love it because they can look around their "empire" and feel important. But it actually stresses out employees and reduces productivity by a substancial amount.

This entire topic of discussion is a great example of where "capitalism fails" in terms of efficiency. There's this dogma that capitalism always leads to better efficiencies but very often it does not.

ABitterSatireHeWrote · 2020-01-28T11:05:02+00:00

Help capitalism to more efficiently exploit the working class

Kill me

mtcapri · 2020-01-28T04:57:20+00:00

Sorry, OP, but this isn’t sufficiently related to men’s issues. While men certainly suffer the vast majority of workplace injuries, the article isn’t about the gender divide or anything particularly related to men.

Title	It turns out that at least for Alcoa Aluminum, reducing worker accidents actually results in employee engagement and more value for stockholders.
Author	ExcellentTraffic123
Upvotes	10
Comments	10
Date	January 28, 2020 2:51 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates
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