Fear Factor is relevant
July 18, 2009 — Abigail Hamilton
Coming across these candies at Archie McPhee ( a really good reason to live in Seattle) reminded me of the strangely watchable show Fear Factor (June 11, 2001 – September 12, 2006). Turns out “fear factor” has another meaning that’s a little too relevant to too many of us today:
The fear factor in occupational terminology refers to the increased per-worker productivity resulting from the threat of impending layoffs. The resultant productivity boost is almost always temporary, since health-related reasons dictate that workers cannot maintain this level of increased output. Some economists have proposed that the economic growth during the early 2000s jobless recovery is a result of this phenomenon.
I prefer to reminisce about the show. I didn’t respect it, but I sure enjoyed quite a few episodes back in the day.
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