#Taylorism, or #ScientificManagement, comes from the work of #Progressive-era efficiency-expert #FrederickTaylor, born #ThisDayInHistory in 1856. His work caused new heights in #AlienatedLabour. Here is a #JobAction joke on it by #UtahPhillips that I love:
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I've tried to point out that this technology isn't the equal of the least-qualified person.

A person offers a host of psychological, cultural and intellectual capacities which GAI cannot match, despite their sophisticated programming.

We are emergent beings bound by #Taylorism and #education.

THE NEXT CHAPTER – Unlearning Taylorism Work in the creative life is not only about production.

The scariest thing we take on as writers is framing the time given over to writing.
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#timemanagement
#writing

Cannot help but view this “LLM chatbot in education“ nonsense in the long tradition of applying #Taylorism (BS business optimisation logic) to education.

#Taylorism was not welcomed everywhere

DOGE: Is Efficiency a Gateway to Technocracy? To understand the roots of Elon Musk's DOGE we must look back to the philosophies that preceded & inspired the original Technocracy movement.

DOGE: Is Efficiency a Gateway to Technocracy? www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/doge-efficie... via @DBrozeLiveFree #Technocracy #EfficiencyMovement #Taylorism #ElonMusk #DOGE

Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral | TechCrunch YC deleted a controversial demo video from one of its startups, which monitors factory workers with AI cameras.

If human c-suite edgelords are fine with #bossware, how is the next LLM #CEO going to align with that? techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/y... #Taylorism #OccupationalDystopia #Soldiering #SweatshopAsAService

Photo of the cover of the book Feeding the machine - the hidden human labour powering AI

Feeding the machine - the hidden human labour powering AI, by James Muldoon, Mark Graham, and Callum Cant. Thought-provoking.
5/5 stars. 100% recommend.
#ai #colonialism #extractioneconomy #labourmarket #taylorism #ethnography #politicalscience #economics

To make an already too long story short: May this be the place to have lots of conversations on topics like #workplacedemocracy #Luddism #neo-Luddism #Taylorism #Fordism #humanizationofwork

It’s not Taylorism but …
When I have a few days off work without going away I get a motivation to sort, tidy and make things more efficient around the house. Today - the garage! #taylorism #efficiency #tidyuptime

A Review of Classical and Scientific Management Theory Learn how employers can use classical management theories to boost efficiency and worker productivity in their companies.

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#management #managementtheory #productivity #efficiency #fredericktaylor #taylorism #strategy #innovation #productivity #efficiency #businesstips #ritamcgrathgroup

And I couldn't help but wonder: Was I a swiftie? Or maybe I was just being a taylorist?

#taylorism #swiftie #taylorswfit #andicouldnthelpbutwonder #sexandthecity

Who is this Taylor and why is their -ism destroying the world? #Taylorism

What we sacrifice for automation Lessons from an Amazon warehouse, and a world where increasingly anything (and anyone) that can be measured, is.

I feel like it's time to share this article of mine again. #automation #taylorism #robotics #amazon #fedex www.fastcompany.com/90336550/how...

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#jackwelch #management #taylorism #Sixsigma #ge #Motorola #3m #Boeing I got a content warning for dissing Jack Welch and Six Sigma! www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLU6F6oB/

stackconf online 2021 | The Tyranny of Taylorism and how to spot Agile BS Die ist Beitrag 6 von 27 der Serie stackconf online 2021This year’s stackconf is over and was a big success. The three-day conference last summer was all about open source infrastructures where trendsetting concepts, state-of-the-art technical expertise, top-level discussions and new perspectives have shaped the event. Besides our 30 amazing experts sessions we were also excited about the large amount of participants from all over the world. Our audience included renowned infrastructure spezialists, industry leaders, experienced administrators and IT architects as well as a wild bunch of open source community enthusiasts. For all of you who couldn’t join the Open Source Infrastructure Conference I’ve something awesome today. Martin Hinshelwood has inspired us with his talk about „The Tyranny of Taylorism and how to spot Agile BS“. His lecture took a walk through history from 1890 through to the present and follow the rise and eventual fall of Waterfall in the very organisation that developed it. Be curious and enjoy his talk!   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-7YVekG2s[/embedyt]   stackconf 2022 will take place from May 16-17 in Berlin. We are already looking forward to meeting you all again in person this year. If you want to learn more about infrastructure solutions in advance always […]

stackconf online 2021 | The Tyranny of Taylorism and how to spot Agile BS#conference #itinfrastructure #opensource #stackconf #taylorism

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“This is the man who gave you your manager, so you can thank him” #Taylorism #devopsdaysriga #DODR2018