shop floor

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Industrial discipline migrated from shop floor to office desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

One employee at a major supplier based in the West Midlands told the BBC they were not expecting to be back on the shop floor until 29 September.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The acute sense of social direction came from Armani's early experience on the shop floor of that Milanese department store.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

She adds that she "wasn't thinking about the girls on the shop floor" and "wasn't thinking about anybody else other than myself".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Down on the shop floor, it was clear that all was not well.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield