This thread is a spinoff from Gemba is a japanese term for place (Where the action is) in the Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations and Interpretations forum. wmarhel made a good point, and I thought it deserved a thread of its own:
There, unfortunately, you hit the nail on the head
. Why is it that so many white collars consider it an insult to be asked to set foot on the factory floor? Come to think of it: Why do so many blue collars refuse to set foot in the office?
That said, I must also say that this problem used to be much more widespread. Most people here do not suffer from it, but as we all know, there will always be incorrigibles.
/Claes
wmarhel said:
Of course, asking some people to get off their chair and out of their office into the
shop floor is just downright inexcusable.
. Why is it that so many white collars consider it an insult to be asked to set foot on the factory floor? Come to think of it: Why do so many blue collars refuse to set foot in the office?That said, I must also say that this problem used to be much more widespread. Most people here do not suffer from it, but as we all know, there will always be incorrigibles.
/Claes