Lynn Bureti
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When I started an industry over 30 years ago, we laughed and called it a penny a pocket because that's what they were paid for every pocket they would put on.
Say you've got an 18 inch seam that you have to make.
They pick up the two pieces, put it together, put it through the machine, cut the thread at the end and lay it down.
18 inch seam takes X amount of seconds to make.
of that cycle and write down the cycle, watching their movements, et cetera.
Yes, and I'm marking that down right in front.
You did it to set the piece rate and to set the cost of the garment.
I gave the data to the— We're blaming you, Lynn.
This is a longstanding tradition, at least since the Industrial Revolution.
Peace rate pay was meant to incentivize workers to work harder.