Originally Posted by
The Helpful Stacker
The days of being 'knocked off early for sports' by line managers on quiet days (not that we have many quiet days anymore) have gone because line managers are terrified of making decisions concerning their personnel in case they have to justify it to someone, so the troops are invariably just left staring at the wall until the shift ends. A very minor matter but one of the many straws on the camel's back.
Not entirely gone. As much as everyone complains about Lean, having made some of my flt's bays more efficient we can do more work with fewer people and still get people down to the gym... Of course it helps that our Staish has consistantly rammed home to everyone that "fun" is high on his list of prorities.