Z_Man
Ultimate Member
It's pretty common place in manufacturing.
The machines need to be kept running if the company is to remain profitable. If a worker bee needs to go on break, either they wait till it's time or they get relieved from their work station by someone else.
Calling in breaks, would also allow management to calculate how much time is not going to the tasks required by the job. My CMMI background is showing
in a place where a large number of people work in tandem, yes synchronizing breaks is necessary... just like if I'm at a meeting I can't just stop it to take a leak... however in a routine day to day of someone who doesn't work in a factory, having to ask permission to take a leak would suck