/labor/ - Labor

To give their economic woowoo a scientific veneer.

That's the work that porky could theoretically do himself but knows they can hire someone to do it so they can go golfing on their tradwife's glitter-bottomed yaught.

It's like a butler that fetches the remote from across the room.

>>160
Also remember that guy making powerpoints is probably another porky's son. It spreads the wealth a little. They have too much to spend - what's the difference between buying a few new sports cars, or paying someone to dictate how many poor souls to fire and giving them a nice fat salary? It can maintain relations among porkies as well, which capitalists are all about.

>>160
>>163
exactly, the porky's son won't do productive work, god forbid
so that's a nice way to do the great historical leap from industrial capitalism to 'financial' capitalism, from 'manufacturing' backwardness to 'services economy' marvel

consultants are scape goats. they are blamed when shit hits the fan and won't get credit if it doesn't.

>>160
It's class solidarity.

Consultants are just used as cheap staffing agencies.

>>167
those are low end consultants. I think this is about high end "management" consulting.

>>160
That's how capitalism spreads knowledge between different companies

It's a combination of factors.
<money laundering
<scapegoating
<performance for shareholders
<performance for management (convincing yourself you're actually doing something)
<actually trying to trim the "fat" in the business
etc