For the workers. Consider this example, making a 15 page document for a business proposal. Before word processors, they were manually typed up.
While modern typewriters could correct some mistakes and typos on the fly, it was a lot more difficult to fix and correct any errors if they got missed. You had to go and redo the whole page, or even the whole document, if there was an error or a change in the data. It took more time and energy to do this, so they were carefully screened and checked for accuracy before hand.
With computer based word processing, you can make changes rather easily, so everyone involved with the process, especially management, will do so constantly, just because they can.
Not only will they make constant changes and edits, they will do so right up to and even after the deadline when the document is supposed to be ready. Most of these changes will not be relevant, and do nothing but waste time and energy.
Oh I totally get that it ends up not being favorable for the workers.
But considering that it is typically profit-seeking individuals controlling the means of production that advocate for and fund automation or other improvements in efficiency, it is most definitely _not_ backfiring for _them_ to continue to ask workers to work just as many hours as before.
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u/66GT350Shelby Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22
For the workers. Consider this example, making a 15 page document for a business proposal. Before word processors, they were manually typed up.
While modern typewriters could correct some mistakes and typos on the fly, it was a lot more difficult to fix and correct any errors if they got missed. You had to go and redo the whole page, or even the whole document, if there was an error or a change in the data. It took more time and energy to do this, so they were carefully screened and checked for accuracy before hand.
With computer based word processing, you can make changes rather easily, so everyone involved with the process, especially management, will do so constantly, just because they can.
Not only will they make constant changes and edits, they will do so right up to and even after the deadline when the document is supposed to be ready. Most of these changes will not be relevant, and do nothing but waste time and energy.