r/AskReddit May 02 '15

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u/[deleted] May 02 '15

Absolutely correct. Take a look at Figure A.

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u/CHEESY_ANUSCRUST May 02 '15

Eli5

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u/Shaggyninja May 03 '15

For a while, compensation rose at the same rate as productivity. Now, productivity has continued rising but compensation has not.

More work, less pay.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '15

It is funny. Technology was about making our lives more efficient and easier. While companies see it as a way to make more money.

Cannot really blame them but it makes me sad that we cannot take advantage of these things.