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Unapplied Labor Was Made By The Devil 😈 (Production Facility, Not Community Center!)

24 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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A short spoken segment by Chris Collins arguing that "unapplied labor" (time not charged on an RO) is harmful and must be tracked and managed correctly. He emphasizes focusing organizational design on production rather than community activities, hiring better people, and ensuring the right work is being done and recorded.

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Unapplied labor was made by the devil. The key to. To managing it the right way is to track it correctly, know what's going in there, make sure it's the right stuff going in there. Basically, time that isn't charged on an ro and then have a better system, hire better people, and, you know, design your. Your world around production, not a community center. Ooh, like that. Yes. Production, not a community center. And, you know, we wish all the best to the bears.