ISBN: 1130368130

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Paperback, [EAN: 9781130368130], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...far exceeds the supply. The opportunity for the skilled worker is great; the opportunity for the worker to acquire this skill is small. The present method of learning the trades in the factories has proved far from satisfactory to all concerned. The new worker usually "picks up the trade" with what aid and time the forewoman or some other skilled worker can give. The majority of firms of the various industries visited agree that this is an inadequate and expensive process. The demand on the forewoman's time is continuous and the return small, since a large proportion of the workers do not reach the stage where they can give adequate return. The proprietor of the corset factory who estimated that his learners caused him an annual loss of $1,500 has been cited. The proprietor of a shirt factory estimated that each learner meant a loss of $50 to the firm. A shoe firm "will not bother with green girls--too expensive," while another takes only bright girls. A paper firm reports that one girl teaches another in both hand and machine work, but that this is an expensive method. E. Summary of industrial conditions which confront young workers.--Several facts, then, are to be noted. The little girl of 14 or 16 has an opportunity to enter only unskilled work. The monotonous mechanical work which she does is destructive to rather than promotive of intelligence, responsibility, and preparation for a higher grade of work. The masses of young girls do not easily adapt themselves to this mechanical, monotonous work; drift from one place to another, thus learning or becoming proficient in no one trade. When they reach the age which makes them eligible for a higher kind of work, therefore, the masses have not developed or have lost the power to take advan..., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<