>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10153286.stm
> 
>   I like how these things are always unilaterally labeled as "x million
> dollars in lost productivity", as if even 10 seconds of not doing your
> work means that the firm is losing money relative to that amount (by paying
> you for 10 seconds of not doing work, and you getting 10 seconds worth of
> results not done).

Well let's face it, top management thinks only in dollars. The fact that 
things exist which you can't put a price on is lost on them.

 > Humans are not machines...

...but arguably most top managers are. ;-)

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