I went from factory worker to software engineer after 3D-printing a fix that impressed my boss. Here's my top tip for getting promoted.

Justin Flint, 27, has one big piece of advice for getting promoted after he went from the assembly line to software engineer at the same company.
Business Insider

Boeing factory workers say they're overworked and under pressure to 'make miracles happen,' report says

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NPR

Americans still dream about factory jobs. Can they be brought back?

"Jobs in factories will come roaring back into our country," said President Trump when he announced reciprocal tariffs last month. "We will supercharge our domestic industrial base." The American manufacturing sector is not what it once was. Since its peak ...

Pune man’s career shift from factory worker to full-stack developer goes viral: 'Messy, uncertain'

The post was shared by Sambhav Wakhariya, who captioned it, 'From a factory worker to a full-stack developer in 1.5 years of grind.' In the thread, Wakhariya described the circumstances he was living under roughly a year and a half earlier,
Business Insider

Some Tesla factory workers realized they were laid off when security scanned their badges and sent them back on shuttles, sources say

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Inc

Boom in Job Growth Leaves Factory Workers Behind

Dan Ariens laid off workers, cut shifts, and halted nearly all hiring last summer after sales slumped at his company, best known for making bright orange snow blowers and lawnmowers sold around the world. Headcount fell 20% to 1,600 people, and he doesn ...

A Pune man’s inspiring journey from factory worker to full-stack developer went viral online.

A Pune man’s inspiring journey from a factory worker to a full-stack developer role has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter). Sambhav Wakhariya shared his story with the caption, “From a factory worker to a full-stack developer in 1.5 years of grind.”
The New York Times

6th Tennessee Factory Worker Is Found a Month After Flooding From Helene

She is believed to be the last employee who was missing after the plastics plant flooded. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances around the deaths. By Rachel Nostrant The remains of a sixth factory worker in eastern Tennessee who was swept ...
ProPublica

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. They are lines in the payroll ledger of a Cambodian baby clothing factory, invisible lives near the bottom of the global economy. There is Phan Oem, 53, who says she ...
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