Yes, but it’s also the perfect example of lies, damn lies, and statistics. The government would claim that “productivity is up”, and order trebles all round, while actually delivering less output for… (View Post)

Ah yes, the option that might make mathematical ‘productivity’ slightly better, while having 20% less work done and almost certainly less output overall, but making no cost savings whatsoever. (View Post)

One might also argue that the US could quickly become a failed State if they don’t do something about their budget. “The U.S. federal budget for fiscal year 2024 totals approximately $6.752 trillion … (View Post)

Also allow much more flexibility to hiring managers regarding grade systems. If you need to hire a database developer on £120k, then hire a database developer on £120k. Don’t say that you only have a… (View Post)

LOL, some of us have been saying this for years. Also, the US are about to put a bunch of outsiders into a serious project to cut the size and scope of the bureaucracy, which if it works will be tran… (View Post)