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It's very hard to believe things are worse than they used to be. Go back to the "golden age" of manufacturing and boom times in the US post WWII. Drugs were n
by ben7799 4y ago
It's very hard to believe things are worse than they used to be. Go back to the "golden age" of manufacturing and boom times in the US post WWII.
Drugs were not illegal, drunk driving was not illegal. Drinking lots was totally normal. No one thought any of it was an issue, so they likely were a lot more messed up and just didn't really care. People were taking smoke breaks constantly during the day which was certainly a drag on productivity. All the bad behavior was so normalized they didn't even think it was a problem.
- selectodude 4y agoHeh, “don’t buy a car built on a monday” is a saying that continues to this day because everybody showing up so hungover to their jobs.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI assumed modern factories were operated 7 days per week, considering the huge up front capital costs of all the new technologies and automation.
- selectodude 4y agoIt's almost certainly not true anymore, but the stories out of the Fremont Assembly plant in Oakland are legendary. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/transcript https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/transcript
- ROTMetro 4y agoDon't get to a hospital when new medical students start doing their residencies ;)