Factory Workers Hold the Knowledge Companies Need. Squint Wants to Capture It Before They Retire

Squint is betting manufacturers can solve labor shortages by capturing worker know-how and improving human-run production lines before robots arrive.
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Boeing factory workers say they're overworked and under pressure to 'make miracles happen,' report says

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Boeing factory workers have expressed concerns about pressures on production speed as the planemaker's ...
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Boom in Job Growth Leaves Factory Workers Behind

Dan Ariens laid off workers, cut shifts, and halted nearly all hiring last summer after sales slumped at his company, best known for making bright orange snow blowers and lawnmowers sold around the ...
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I went from factory worker to software engineer after 3D-printing a fix that impressed my boss. Here's my top tip for getting promoted.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Justin Flint, 27, a software engineer at an oven ...
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The real reason Ford’s $100K factory jobs are open

Ford is offering manufacturing roles that can reach six figures, yet plants still struggle to attract and keep enough people to run the lines. The gap is not simply about pay, it reflects a deeper ...
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At the Intersection of Art and Factory Work

“I want to feel the sun on my skin,” a slogan artist Ma Yongfeng pulled from conversations with workers at Bernard Controls Beijing. LOS ANGELES — The image of the Chinese manufacturing plant is ...