Anglický jazyk

Life on the Factory Floor (1962-1994)

Vydavateľstvo: New Generation Publishing
Rok vydania: 2009
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 203 x 127 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781847484871

There is a saying in the engineering world
that you can always tell if a man has ever
worked on a press from the number
of fingers he has missing...

It's harsh, very harsh, working... Viac o knihe

Na objednávku, dodanie 2-4 týždne

15.57 €

bežná cena: 17.30 €

O knihe

There is a saying in the engineering world
that you can always tell if a man has ever
worked on a press from the number
of fingers he has missing...

It's harsh, very harsh, working on the factory floor. These words ring out like a ballad refrain throughout Hughie Griffiths' revealing, often shocking and always fascinating account of more than three decades' service with an engineering company during turbulent times for British industry. The absence of politicking and the emphasis throughout on human values gives enormous weight to his calm assessment of the lot of the manual worker pitted against the uncaring system.

The incidents he relates are colourful and entertaining despite the surrounding grimness. You'll meet the phantom cyclist, the RAF pilots lured off course by factory machinery, the director who sent out fake redundancy notices as a Christmas joke and the night manager with a weakness for chocolate. You'll discover how to declare a factory's asbestos levels 'safe' by taking the measurements in a different building, and how to wreck a ball- room with a cleaning machine. Along with demonstrating the toughness necessary to cope with the pressures of physical work and the daily injustices, the stream of anecdotes expresses the humour, camaraderie and compassion that exist on the factory floor.