alt Hacker NewsIt doesn’t matter who the boss is. It’s the same dynamic. That person needs to live, and they need to earn money. The money spent, needs to be justified in profits made, otherwise it’s not a business. I was questioning the absurd 10x-100x company output, which is relevant to the op.
> It doesn’t matter who the boss is. It’s the same dynamic.
I'm guessing you haven't had the displeasure of working for a boss who doesn't code and has no idea what he's paying you for - lucky you.
> I was questioning the absurd 10x-100x company output, which is relevant to the op.
I'm talking about programmer productivity, not company output. For pure software companies, these may be closely related, but there's many other processes involved with converting code into money. Either way, the 10x+ productivity increase is obvious to everyone I work with.