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Cursor over this image and click the Play[>] button to see the "ideal" employee at work. In some modern manufacturing environments companies seem to expect this level of mindless repetition from people. In high-speed assembly operations there is no time allowed for any worker to stray far from the designated sequence of motions as determined by the engineering group. We are, in effect, being programmed just like this robot.

http://www.fanucrobotics.com/1,1296,Videos.html




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This week we have a short essay about industrial safety. The reality is that no-one actually cares about your safety at work but you. We all aready know this but rarely put it into words. In this piece I tried to express my opinion in a straight-forward way. Click HERE to read the article.


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Old factory picture

Of course we can complain about our jobs all we want but we really don't have it bad. Check out these folks. We can say a lot of bad things about our government but sweatshop management styles are not legal here and that makes all our lives better. Think about your employer - How would you be treated if there were no rules or laws? We need government regulations to keep some employers in check.
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