Originally Posted by aeromedic
......and that's the crux of the matter isn't it?
The view of the employees is that no matter what lean practices achieve, the management will look for more savings to maximize profit (and bonuses).
It doesn't have to be true of course, but the damage a single manager can do can completely undo any goodwill established over years. There are managers in the industry that should never have been hired. Good managers are hard to come by....but that's another story.
The mindset of both parties has to change before change for the better can take place.
You are obsessed with these mythical bonuses. Yes in some workplaces they exist, usually for people much higher than those who were ever on site at JHAS. There were never any bonuses tied to profitability at JHAS when it was set up.
And yes, management will and SHOULD look for more savings. Genuine savings. Savings that do not hinder future growth and performance. That is their job. And it is a tough one, as you point out it takes only one bad manager to wreck all sorts of relationships built up over time.
If and when both sides realise that their futures are inextricably linked, only then will we get to a point where genuine productivity is achieved.