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Many men at the Watertown arsenal were more than upset with taylorism. We see stores everyday (like Lowes recently) cut back on certain aspects of the company to make more money. In this case, taylorism literally changed the dynamic of the workplace. Artisans who had practiced their craft for years were no longer able to make a living like they were before. Men were forced to work at a much faster pace than they were used to, and many men were not even physically able to due the work that was laid in front of them. The letter also states that with a decrease of skilled artisans in the workplace, the quality of work done decreased with the increase of unskilled workers in the arsenal. | Many men at the Watertown arsenal were more than upset with taylorism. We see stores everyday (like Lowes recently) cut back on certain aspects of the company to make more money. In this case, taylorism literally changed the dynamic of the workplace. Artisans who had practiced their craft for years were no longer able to make a living like they were before. Men were forced to work at a much faster pace than they were used to, and many men were not even physically able to due the work that was laid in front of them. The letter also states that with a decrease of skilled artisans in the workplace, the quality of work done decreased with the increase of unskilled workers in the arsenal. | ||
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The one thing that caught my eye was the part about the watch. Since watches were becoming popular during this time period, it is interesting to see that the workers hated them. Since employers could now time their employees on production rate, there was a scare for the workers for two reasons: 1) because it makes them work much harder than most of them are physically capable of and 2) because employee-employer relations worsened as the employers took a much more direct control of worker's output. -Patrick K. | The one thing that caught my eye was the part about the watch. Since watches were becoming popular during this time period, it is interesting to see that the workers hated them. Since employers could now time their employees on production rate, there was a scare for the workers for two reasons: 1) because it makes them work much harder than most of them are physically capable of and 2) because employee-employer relations worsened as the employers took a much more direct control of worker's output. -Patrick K. | ||
