US: Supervising Women Workers

Question 1

Is this real?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

What is an issue with mechanical terms?

Answer 2

This was women’s first experience in the factory, and the men launched in with hyper technical terms to confuse them

Question 3

What are men’s solution to teaching women the technical aspects?

Answer 3

Dumbing it down and explaining it like they are stupid

“Each of the little steps”

Question 4

What is the relevance of “time off” in this video?

Answer 4

Assumption that women don’t know hard work and just want to slack

Question 5

What is insanely progressive about this video?

Answer 5

Term not stated but they describe the second shift

How women now have two jobs, and that is why they want time off

Question 6

What are the old supervisors four things to remember? (For other supervisors)

Answer 6

1. Don’t mix pleasure with business
2. Women can be awfully jealous of each other
3. Avoid undue familiarity
4. Women are more sensitive then men

Question 7

How does the old guy explain how women need directing?

Answer 7

He says how women need to be explained every detail of a rule, who it apply to, and why.

And says men wouldn’t need this explanation

Question 8

Explain the old guys final rule: act quickly

Answer 8

Never let a situation get underway