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IMO, having actually worked in a factory (running IT at a Ford plant), I think it makes a huge difference. There was always some amount of friction between sal
by brk 4y ago
IMO, having actually worked in a factory (running IT at a Ford plant), I think it makes a huge difference.
There was always some amount of friction between salary and hourly workers, but a lot of it went both ways. The salaried workers had a (slightly) nicer work environment, but hourly workers got time and a half or double time for anything over 40 hours per week and more job protection (union).
In the end, the majority of the workers thought of each other as peers, in the same environment every day, working towards the same goal (production output), and that went a long way.
Having to deal with HR issues via a remote person would most likely be a major source of grief, with the remote person being seen as weaker or lessor for not being a part of the "family" in the plant environment.
- Closi 4y agoI’ve also worked in warehousing for a lot of my career and would agree completely. Your IT example is great as something that could be done offsite but worsens relations if that happens (and is not likely to be as effective). There is a huge difference between the system slowing down and someone remote fixing it, and the system slowing down and everyone on the floor knowing that Dan from IT upstairs is working on it. Also I have seen remote teams swear blind that there is not a speed issue, and they have remotely checked the systems and network on their end, while the warehouse/factory is in meltdown.