June 1, 2009

Workers at Canon cannot sit down or walk slow

A lot of people do not like their jobs; this can be for many reasons but spare a thought for the employees of Canon the electrical giant.

They have found that all chairs have been removed from the plants and a sophisticated alarm system has been installed that goes off should an employee not be walking fast enough!

The idea behind the removal of chairs saves money obviously, but also increases productivity and helps to form better employee relations.

As for the alarm system, should an employee been clocked walking at a speed less than five metres every 3.6 seconds the alarm sounds and lights begin to flash. The reason given, that they are wasting air.

The new company motto reads: “Let’s rush: If we don’t, the company and world will perish.”

Source [Gizmodo]