Janis works for a local bakery. At one time, she loved the idea of becoming a head pastry chef, but now she is not sure that this is how she would like to spend her working career. Her current supervisor does not believe in breaks. And, lately, he stands next to her and instructs her as to how to roll out the bread dough and ice the cupcakes, as though she never learned these basic skills in culinary school. Just this morning, he commented loudly from the other side of the room, "You should be able to ice five cupcakes in a minute! Time yourself!" Frederick Taylor would have approved of Janis's supervisor.

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Frederick Taylor was a proponent of scientific management, which emphasized maximizing efficiency and productivity through strict oversight of workers and standardization of tasks. Janis's supervisor's behavior of not allowing breaks and closely monitoring her every move aligns with this ideology, and Taylor would have approved of his methods.

Janis Works for a Local Bakery