Factory Rules

[Perry pp. 136-138]

In order to achieve the rigorous discipline necessary for efficiency, factories imposed harsh rules on their workers. Some examples from a factory in Berlin:

Workers more than 2 minutes late will not work until the next break, and will lose the corresponding wages

Entry by any pathway except the main gate will result in a fine or dismissal

No worker may leave his station of work

Fines will be given to those caught smoking

Disobedience will be punished with dismissal

Every workman is obliged to report to his superiors any acts of dishonesty or embezzlement

Fines for not having a copy of the rules