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Westinghouse Company, r e a l i z i n g t h a t t h e r e would be a i i ii
I[ sh o rt supply of young men a v a i l a b l e during World War I I , i
; c r e a te d th e Middle-Aged Corps, composed o f o ld e r men p a s t
i t h e i r f o r t i e s , f i f t i e s or even s i x t i e s . The work th e s e j
people were supposed t o be doing had always been a young j
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man*s jo b . The work c o n s is te d of s e a lin g r a d io and h ig h - j
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power e l e c t r o n i c tu b e s ; th e work r e q u ir e d a s te a d y hand,
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j ex p erien ced judgm ent, keen ey e s, and c o n c e n tra te d e f f o r t .
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ex p ressed th e b e l i e f t h a t th e o ld e r w orkers did n o t have J
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and e l e c t r o n i c tu b e s , and s i m il a r t a s k s . However, a f t e r a I
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th e o ld e r w orkers were n o t only doing t h e i r work s a t i s f
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no p re v io u s m echanical e x p e rie n c e , was a b le t o do th e work j
e x p e r t ly a f t e r only t h r e e months of t r a i n i n g , w hereas th e |
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average workman, p r i o r t o t h a t , re q u ir e d s i x months. j
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i and s i x t y - s e v e n , who were doing th e same kind of jo b , j
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members were a b s e n t only o n e - fo u rth as much as th e o t h e r s , j
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| Full text | Westinghouse Company, r e a l i z i n g t h a t t h e r e would be a i i ii I[ sh o rt supply of young men a v a i l a b l e during World War I I , i ; c r e a te d th e Middle-Aged Corps, composed o f o ld e r men p a s t i t h e i r f o r t i e s , f i f t i e s or even s i x t i e s . The work th e s e j people were supposed t o be doing had always been a young j i man*s jo b . The work c o n s is te d of s e a lin g r a d io and h ig h - j ; i power e l e c t r o n i c tu b e s ; th e work r e q u ir e d a s te a d y hand, ! j ex p erien ced judgm ent, keen ey e s, and c o n c e n tra te d e f f o r t . At th e tim e th e experim ent s t a r t e d , management ex p ressed th e b e l i e f t h a t th e o ld e r w orkers did n o t have J i th e a d a p t a b i l i t y , nor th e quick p e r c e p tio n e s s e n t i a l t o j | l e a r n a n y th in g as co m p licated as l a t h e work, s e a lin g r a d i o j ! j and e l e c t r o n i c tu b e s , and s i m il a r t a s k s . However, a f t e r a I r few months, management checked th e re c o rd s and found t h a t i th e o ld e r w orkers were n o t only doing t h e i r work s a t i s f a c t o r i l y , b u t a l s o exceeded th e p re v io u s re c o rd s of th e form er younger w o rk ers. One f if ty Q f o u r y ea r old man, w ith ;i no p re v io u s m echanical e x p e rie n c e , was a b le t o do th e work j e x p e r t ly a f t e r only t h r e e months of t r a i n i n g , w hereas th e | i average workman, p r i o r t o t h a t , re q u ir e d s i x months. j There were many o th e r o ld e r men, between th e ages of f o r t y | i and s i x t y - s e v e n , who were doing th e same kind of jo b , j a lth o u g h none of them had done such work or had e x p e rie n c e j i i w ith m achines. j The Middle-Aged Corps a l s o e x c e lle d i n t h a t i t s j i members were a b s e n t only o n e - fo u rth as much as th e o t h e r s , j |
