>>942678Those productivity measures are here to stay. they are financial engineering and those tools have already proven their worth.
A lot of scare tactics have been used since 08 to support worker production (truly only practical for short periods of time) with little pay increases and new hires. Companies will start hurting when 08 startups are now able to hire talent + significant % in pay. This will facilitate increased city development as new areas become hubs of industry and old wither (think NJ right now vs NC, CO, etc).
A down market will not be better for hiring, in fact companies stocks are going to dip 30% on speculation alone. Shareholders will want results in staving off further loss so financial engineering will be more creative and harmful to the average worker.
