John was a worker whose job involved bricklaying. John as a worker had always prided himself on the exceptional quality of his work – even in spite of a mean and stupid boss and overseer. When competition in the building trades become exceptionally keen, John’s boss and manager began putting on more pressure to produce – regardless of the quality of the output – or the benefit or loss to the firm . “I am the boss, I am the manager ” was the refrain. “Cannot you do as you are told” etc etc etc. Short sited to say the least.

The only way John could meet these work and management demands for speed was to cut corners – and product as well as customer service quality. That was to mortar the bricks on the job in such a way that although the job looked good initially, it would not stand up over the years. So much for another 9- 11.

The other workers seemed willing to go along with the boss’s demands. John , the outstanding worker , knew that he would have to produce or lose his job. “Go with the flow” was the refrain. “Stupid idiot boss” was the other. John agonized over what to do. Working for another builder or construction firm would not help , all in the industry were cutting corners to save costs to stay competitive – to remain in the ball game. He decided to increase his productivity while maintaining his quality as well as personal honor and integrity. This caused him to work under extreme stress, and he still came out in at the low end of acceptable work output levels.

John wondered whether he should compromise his standards in order to keep working at his trade. As wrong as it seemed, it was better than letting his family go on welfare and social assistance – wasn’t it ? Only one other option came to mind – he would start his own business – be his own boss – report to customers with levels of quality not of high levels of production with shoddy , low quality workmanship.

John has never looked back. Things have never been better since that decision was taken

Stupid idiots.

And you wonder why North America is having trouble.

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