The owner of one company I worked for would come out to site every so often and stand over each worker with a stop watch. They'd time how long it took the fastest person doing the easiest version of the task to the task and then insist that everyone do that task X times a day.
The site managers told us to ignore the fuck and had to sit him down to explain why that wouldn't work. Lo and behold, he'd be out the next month or so doing it again.
Then he'd decide how many workers were needed for other jobs based on his wildly inaccurate timings and wonder why deadlines were missed. What's the point in paying someone competent to run your jobs if you're going to interfere and fuck everything up?
Then he'd decide how many workers were needed for other jobs based on his wildly inaccurate timings and wonder why deadlines were missed. What's the point in paying someone competent to run your jobs if you're going to interfere and fuck everything up?
To feel in control and like you are doing Taylorism 100 years after its refinement.
The owner of one company I worked for would come out to site every so often and stand over each worker with a stop watch. They'd time how long it took the fastest person doing the easiest version of the task to the task and then insist that everyone do that task X times a day.
The site managers told us to ignore the fuck and had to sit him down to explain why that wouldn't work. Lo and behold, he'd be out the next month or so doing it again.
Then he'd decide how many workers were needed for other jobs based on his wildly inaccurate timings and wonder why deadlines were missed. What's the point in paying someone competent to run your jobs if you're going to interfere and fuck everything up?
To feel in control and like you are doing Taylorism 100 years after its refinement.