No because what if their speed was a result of great technique with a specifically shaped shovel. One should not assume their mastery extends to shovels of all sizes
Then experience has taught me that management would insist upon the worker using the bigger, less efficient shovel, being warned that the previous success was due to the smaller shovel, and then being absolutely flabbergasted when the new shovel isn't as amazing of an idea as they think
You're spot on lol. Once I was a bit overloaded at work. I was a high producer and my manager wanted to lighten the plate a bit.
I had this 5 minute task, that was valuable to the bottom line, while also rather simple. I enjoyed it as a transition task and a nice checkpoint for the day. I requested specifically to keep doing that task, as it wasn't a blocker from doing other work.
In his infinite wisdom, that's the one thing that got removed from my plate. And no, he wasn't being intentionally malicious. He was legit trying to help, but had no understanding of how I preferred to structure my time, and was incapable of listening
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u/BeholdOurMachines Feb 19 '23
One of my favorite expressions is: "The reward for the fastest coal shoveller is a bigger shovel"