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When I was 18, I worked in a UAW represented machine shop. I was operating a machine called the "degreaser" which got the grease and metal fragments off newly machined parts. Never forget the time when I was eating lunch with some other workers, and one guy (high seniority) said "I'm bored with what I'm doing now - think I'll work on the degreaser for awhile." He arranged with the shop steward for me to get bumped, and I lost a job I needed - because someone was bored.Another time, I was in a union shop manufacturing plant doing spot welds on air conditioning equipment. I showed up one day just feeling I wanted to work hard - and I did. An inspector didn't believe I could be turning out good parts that fast, and he kept checking my work - everything fine. Then, a guy I recognized as a union shop steward came by and said "You sure are turning out stuff fast." I said "yaaaaaaaa - today I'm just in the mood to work!" I was naive and foolish. The steward said something to the effect that keep it up and they'll raise our quoatas. As he walked away, I suddenly realized that his tone of voice had bordered on threatening. I finally "got it" - a little scared, I slowed way down. Later, the same guy saw my slow down, and was speaking real cheerfully to me. Another worker I told about the incident said I was lucky I didn't get my ass kicked in the parking lot at the end of the day.
When I was 18, I worked in a UAW represented machine shop. I was operating a machine called the "degreaser" which got the grease and metal fragments off newly machined parts. Never forget the time when I was eating lunch with some other workers, and one guy (high seniority) said "I'm bored with what I'm doing now - think I'll work on the degreaser for awhile." He arranged with the shop steward for me to get bumped, and I lost a job I needed - because someone was bored.
Another time, I was in a union shop manufacturing plant doing spot welds on air conditioning equipment. I showed up one day just feeling I wanted to work hard - and I did. An inspector didn't believe I could be turning out good parts that fast, and he kept checking my work - everything fine. Then, a guy I recognized as a union shop steward came by and said "You sure are turning out stuff fast." I said "yaaaaaaaa - today I'm just in the mood to work!" I was naive and foolish. The steward said something to the effect that keep it up and they'll raise our quoatas. As he walked away, I suddenly realized that his tone of voice had bordered on threatening. I finally "got it" - a little scared, I slowed way down. Later, the same guy saw my slow down, and was speaking real cheerfully to me. Another worker I told about the incident said I was lucky I didn't get my ass kicked in the parking lot at the end of the day.
