The Culture of Manufacturing—Overview
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Peter Drucker
“Just do your F@>djh;f?X job!”
“No one asked you to think.”
“If you want to keep your job you better figure that S#%! out.”
“That won’t work here, just do as you’re told.”
“There’s 30 guys smarter than you are waiting in line for this job. If you can’t handle it, get the F&#I< out.”
When I first started out in manufacturing in 1995, there is no question that it took some time to adjust to the strong language and often angry tone of the workplace communication. Marry that with the noise, oppressive and chronic deadlines, pressure to meet quotas, the harsh conditions, physical demands, and somewhat depressing overall demeanor of the employees, and ...
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