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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 301111" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>It's true that workers with a more advanced skill set(like UPS and FedEx) didn't exist when Taylor proposed his theories, but his disdain for the laboring class is pretty clear-cut throughout his writings. Perhaps he would have considered current workers to be in a higher classification level than laborers doing "grunt" work like handling pig-iron or shoveling coal. The fact remains, however, that both UPS and FedEx drivers are scientifically-managed via company methods and procedures. I think it's less of a problem for UPS because management seems to have a higher level of respect for it's employees than FedEx. You could almost interchange the names "Taylor" and "Smith", and call it "Smithism", with some degree of accuracy. Fred clearly doesn't have any respect for those who work for him...we are only units of production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 301111, member: 12508"] It's true that workers with a more advanced skill set(like UPS and FedEx) didn't exist when Taylor proposed his theories, but his disdain for the laboring class is pretty clear-cut throughout his writings. Perhaps he would have considered current workers to be in a higher classification level than laborers doing "grunt" work like handling pig-iron or shoveling coal. The fact remains, however, that both UPS and FedEx drivers are scientifically-managed via company methods and procedures. I think it's less of a problem for UPS because management seems to have a higher level of respect for it's employees than FedEx. You could almost interchange the names "Taylor" and "Smith", and call it "Smithism", with some degree of accuracy. Fred clearly doesn't have any respect for those who work for him...we are only units of production. [/QUOTE]
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