99. Crossover Moments: Kim van der Weerd on Her Complex Relationship with Factory Floor Staff

Jan 23 2024 | 00:23:41

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In this episode, Kim reflects on the complexity of her relationship with production staff during her time as a garment factory manager. She addresses how integral the prevailing narrative of good workers versus bad factory managers was in shaping the way she engaged with her staff, and how it fails to capture the real, multi-dimensional […]

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