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"Don't blame the guy who makes $10/hr. Blame the guys who introduced project management techniques and strict processes. They laid off excess resources (people, humans) and made the remaining resources (assets/people) work twice as hard in half the time.
It's called "increased efficiency" by the new breed of corporate goons. Yes, it's enabled large houses to weather the recession without sacrificing holy profits, but it's come at the cost of decency and basic humanity.
This guy has to deliver packages on a schedule and route set by a computer. If he falls off schedule, the computer doesn't forgive, and the lateness goes on his performance review. The delivery man did the right thing according to the project managers that rule his world."