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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2021 · 46 MIN

Shady Statistics and the Status Quo

from The Busyness Paradox · host Frank and Paul

A recent Forbes article titled, "Study shows people working from home are having sex, dating, taking naps and doing hustles on company time" (yes, that's the actual title) leads us to believe that either a) you all had a way more fun pandemic than we did or b) the article is a case study in bending statistics to fit your narrative. A decidedly pro-busywork narrative in this case. Join us as we unspin some stats and discuss the dangers of basing management decisions on slanted reporting. People,  Products and Publications Mentioned:1:58 - Study Shows People Working From Home Are Having Sex, Dating, Taking Naps And Doing Side Hustles On Company Time4:00 - E-conolight Survey19:30 - Generations are Arbitrary. Act Accordingly37:00 - An Epidemic of Wage Theft Is Costing Workers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year40:40 - Correct version of Elvis Presley quote butchered by Paul: "Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes."43:00 - Toggl Time Tracking and Timery for Toggl 44:10 - HRTracker 44:18 - Start a Cult!Stop by our webpage to check out our blog posts and for links to other episodes Come visit us at busynessparadox.com to see episode transcripts,  blog posts and other content while you’re there!

A recent Forbes article titled, "Study shows people working from home are having sex, dating, taking naps and doing hustles on company time" (yes, that's the actual title) leads us to believe that either a) you all had a way more fun pandemic than we did or b) the article is a case study in bending statistics to fit your narrative. A decidedly pro-busywork narrative in this case. Join us as we unspin some stats and discuss the dangers of basing management decisions on slanted reporting. Peo...

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