It was made in such a way that it maximized productivity (at a steep price for factory workers), but it created a huge boom in employment. It had lots of bad si

It was made in such a way that it maximized productivity (at a steep price for factory workers), but it created a huge boom in employment. It had lots of bad sides, yes, because of all of the trade-offs that came with it. But a steep decline of the work-week is necessary at some point.