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Factory Jobs Aren't WFH But Can Still Be Flexible
GE Appliances is experimenting with its workforce policies and schedules to attract the employees it needs.
GE Appliances decided to give part-time work another try.
Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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Most manufacturing assembly lines are still built around employees working at least eight-hour shifts, five days a week, and that’s been a hurdle for industrial companies competing for talent in a labor force that increasingly prioritizes flexibility. Factory employees aren’t going to be able to work from home anytime soon, but there are changes companies can — and should — make to rethink the industrial workweek.