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Frederick’s essay about employing scientific management in the household just makes you feel bad for those poor middle-class folks, doesn’t it? Those lucky lower-class families didn’t have to worry about keeping up appearances and entertaining friends. Of course, something tells me that rather than being plagued by the drudgery of constant household chores and wasted motions (and having enough time to think about it for that matter), lower-class women were more worried about earning a living, where their next meal was coming from, keeping a roof over their heads, and other basic survival needs. --Taylor Brann | Frederick’s essay about employing scientific management in the household just makes you feel bad for those poor middle-class folks, doesn’t it? Those lucky lower-class families didn’t have to worry about keeping up appearances and entertaining friends. Of course, something tells me that rather than being plagued by the drudgery of constant household chores and wasted motions (and having enough time to think about it for that matter), lower-class women were more worried about earning a living, where their next meal was coming from, keeping a roof over their heads, and other basic survival needs. --Taylor Brann | ||
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I found this article silly in some parts, yet very intelligent in others. In regards to some of Frederick's comments, they seemed somewhat trivial and self absorbed, particularly when referring to other classes. However, Mr. Watson did raise a valid point in addressing the complaints of some women about not having free time. His idea's would most certainly reduce the time taken to do tasks and would allow for more free time for women. In response to Lon and Aislyn, I would point out that the husbands of many of these women worked in factories, where they had one task and one task only that they performed for ten hours or more a day. At least some of these women could have different tasks to do and if they were able to finish them quickly enough, have free time to pursue their own interests. -Brian Brown | I found this article silly in some parts, yet very intelligent in others. In regards to some of Frederick's comments, they seemed somewhat trivial and self absorbed, particularly when referring to other classes. However, Mr. Watson did raise a valid point in addressing the complaints of some women about not having free time. His idea's would most certainly reduce the time taken to do tasks and would allow for more free time for women. In response to Lon and Aislyn, I would point out that the husbands of many of these women worked in factories, where they had one task and one task only that they performed for ten hours or more a day. At least some of these women could have different tasks to do and if they were able to finish them quickly enough, have free time to pursue their own interests. -Brian Brown | ||
