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I find myself in agreement with the articles against Taylorism. In the "Aresenal Workers Strike, 1913," Maurice Bowen writes that the use of a stop watch "is humiliating and savors too much of the slave driver." I agree with this statement. Forcing people to work at their maximum limit for long hours will not necessarily make for better wages for the employees. - Melissa Graham | I find myself in agreement with the articles against Taylorism. In the "Aresenal Workers Strike, 1913," Maurice Bowen writes that the use of a stop watch "is humiliating and savors too much of the slave driver." I agree with this statement. Forcing people to work at their maximum limit for long hours will not necessarily make for better wages for the employees. - Melissa Graham | ||
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| + | To be fair Melissa, I think workers' rights were pretty low on the totem pole at this time. As is stated in point two on page 280, everything these workers did was standardized, and "common laborers are used." The shop owners simply wanted a means of cheap labor. I think they were probably counting on their workers breaking down and not meeting the bonus. And really, if workers underperformed, it is not as though their job was so specialized as to make them necessary. Every worker at the factory was expendable. Not to say that this was right, but I guess just...explaining the rationale? -Cash Nelson | ||
While "Indian Canoe Makers vs. An Efficiency Expert" is about the change in factories to make things run quicker etc. I feel it is also a document that describes the decline of traditional customs, in this case for Native Americans. When a traditional craft like canoe making, quilting, instrument making etc is made in factories and taken out of their original setting, cultures that were associated with them start to decline as well or get replaced. Often times, as seen in the article, the new product is not made to the same standards as it originally was. -Lauren Milner | While "Indian Canoe Makers vs. An Efficiency Expert" is about the change in factories to make things run quicker etc. I feel it is also a document that describes the decline of traditional customs, in this case for Native Americans. When a traditional craft like canoe making, quilting, instrument making etc is made in factories and taken out of their original setting, cultures that were associated with them start to decline as well or get replaced. Often times, as seen in the article, the new product is not made to the same standards as it originally was. -Lauren Milner | ||
I don't know what it was about the Laundress article, but for some reason it just kind of made me laugh. It all seems like such common sense information, like shortening the walk and using a cordless iron so you're not so limited. It all just makes sense so it kind of makes me wonder, why didn't people think of this before? I know it's kind of a ridiculous question, but I mean, it all seems like such basic stuff. I guess it's that whole "hindsight is 20/20" thing. -Kelly W. | I don't know what it was about the Laundress article, but for some reason it just kind of made me laugh. It all seems like such common sense information, like shortening the walk and using a cordless iron so you're not so limited. It all just makes sense so it kind of makes me wonder, why didn't people think of this before? I know it's kind of a ridiculous question, but I mean, it all seems like such basic stuff. I guess it's that whole "hindsight is 20/20" thing. -Kelly W. | ||
