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[cronix]

Does "same work" also include the hours worked? Usually not. If someone completes x projects in y hours, and someone else completes the same x projects in z hours, are they the same? Both did "the same work," but one was more efficient and did it faster (presuming the quality of the work by both parties was equal).

[AlexTWithBeard → cronix]

I assume most of Google employees are exempt, so the exact number of hours spent on a job is hard to calculate.

[hellisothers → AlexTWithBeard]

Agreed, “hours worked” is starting to look like a dog whistle in these threads

[cronix → hellisothers]

How is it a dog whistle? How can you accurately compare unless you take such factors into account? Are you saying it's statistically insignificant?

[hellisothers → cronix]

I’m saying “hours worked” is a straw man to some extent since everybody is exempt so what does it matter?