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Are you asking if all factories are like the ones that you grew up near? My understanding is that manufacturing tends to be the way you describe. I'd be surpri
by burnished 2y ago
Are you asking if all factories are like the ones that you grew up near?
My understanding is that manufacturing tends to be the way you describe. I'd be surprised if that held true for all sorts of factories, especially in chemical production. Just a guess but I think paying chemical engineers for overnight shifts might cut into profits somewhat
EDIT: another comment sparked a memory, I'm thinking specifically of batch operators.
- dotancohen 2y agoUsually there will be only a single engineer or maybe two on staff for the night shift. But paying regular operating staff an additional 50% night shift bonus to keep the factory running is very often worth the price.
- t-3 2y agoThe night shift extra is usually much closer to 50 cents than 50 percent. A lot of places even give the night shift the same pay, especially when the labor market is favorable to employers.
- dotancohen 2y agoThat's crazy. In many countries (e.g. mine) night shift is an unwanted pay increase, and often on a week-on, week-off basis.
- marcosdumay 2y agoStopping and restarting chemical plants is usually horribly expensive. Most of them run 24/7, non-stop, even if the companies have negative profit on some of the products.