naturally suspicious of anything that threatens to desecrate
such sacred lore as the following.
“Economy means economy of scale: Lot sizes must be at
least 1,000 units.”
“Fine-tuning the dies is how a die press operator shows his
skill.”
“Sampling inspection is the most intelligent way to find
defects.”
“Stand to work? You must be kidding! This work takes precision
handwork, and you’ve got to sit down to do that.”
“I’ve been working here for 20 years and I’ve already
figured out the best way to do this job.”