Quote: systematic soldiering -- if everyone has similar work for uniform pay, the best will slow their gait to the worst and least efficient

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Taylor, "Shop Management", June 1903] This loafing or soldiering proceeds from two causes. First, from the natural instinct and tendency of men to take it easy, which may be called natural soldiering. Second, from more intricate second thought and reasoning caused by their relations with other men, which may be called systematic soldering. ... This common tendency to 'take it easy' is greatly increased by bringing a number of men together on similar work and at a uniform standard rate of pay by the day. Under this plan the better men gradually but surely slow down their gait to that of the poorest and least efficient.   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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