It seems to be the same in every company. Layer upon layer of managers and supervisors that don't actually DO anything.

Companies would be so much more efficiently run without them, so what causes this?

EDIT: I think I might have something of an answer here thanks for @ABigguhPizzahPieh 's comment/video they posted. So, the notion of "robots are going to take our jobs" has actually already happened, and it's been happening for decades. There's just not enough work to go around for everyone. But reducing the work week from 40 hours is obviously unconscionable in capitalism, because working people aren't allowed to have nice things or better lives, so instead there has grown a massive layer of managerial and clerical type "workers" who are paid to do nothing for 40 hours a week and are miserable for it.

  • ABigguhPizzahPieh [none/use name,any]
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    4 years ago

    Check out this talk by late great David Graeber on exactly what you're describing: Bullshit Jobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikzjTfos0s

      • ABigguhPizzahPieh [none/use name,any]
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        4 years ago

        You're very welcome. His work is really interesting. I disagree with him in some places but in general he's got some really cool stuff to say and I'd recommend going through his other lectures and his debates. He had a debate with the capitalist/Palantir,PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel where he just casually dunks on Thiel.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I can't believe Thiel's PR people let him walk in to a room with an actual intellectual. : |

        • sexywheat [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Oh that sounds wonderful. Link if you got it?

          I guess it would be nice to have a more materialist/Marxist analysis of bullshit jobs rather than just a strictly anti-capitalist one but it was sill very compelling.