alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down114
arrow-up1783arrow-down1external-linkIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square223fedilink
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoTotally meta comment, but why is everyone here saying “per head” instead of “per capita”?
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoProbably because “headcount” is a common HR term for the number of employees, and when people are talking “per capita” it might be more about the number of users or customers. The meaning is the same though.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoBusiness speak vs country speak.
Totally meta comment, but why is everyone here saying “per head” instead of “per capita”?
Probably because “headcount” is a common HR term for the number of employees, and when people are talking “per capita” it might be more about the number of users or customers. The meaning is the same though.
Business speak vs country speak.