... to being a chief engineer of the works. Since his eyesight had improve he began studying at night and earned himself a degree in Mechanical Engineering. During his early years at Midvale Taylor was appointed gang boss and sought to increase the output of machinists that he had previously worked along side of. This caused a long and bitter feud between Taylor and the work men, a battle which he eventually won three years later. He concluded from this conflict that management did not know what a fair day's work was. Taylor's crude interpretation of a fair day's work was: ' All the work a worker can do without injury to his health, at a pace that can be sustained throughout a working lifetime.' ( From Labor & Monopoly capital, Braverman). This was a contrasting view to current management techniques which tried to secure output by putting pressure on the workers. ...

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