From an economist's point of view, productivityis the amount of output per unit of input. Basically, GDP divided by employment.... So, in this context, the most productive people can be defined several ways:
A) People who spend lots of money in our economy
B) People who faciliate/produce the products to be consumed
Working the counter at DQ is certainly a HARD job... you're on your feet, etc.... But the most productive person at that DQ is the owner/franchisee who invested the money that allowed for that specific DQ to be built... or the store manager that makes sure the operation is going as smoothly as possible.... or the business manager who finds a way to be more efficient, and increase the revenue stream... they are supplying more to GDP than the poor guy working the counter.....
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