I live in a small town, and even here we have overcrowding, rush-hour, and stampedes(just much smaller than yours, ok!). It bothers me that none of the idiots in parliament(not just in SA but internationally) have thought of changing the time-layout to include the other 18 hours on the clock!
Right now one guy, let's call him Sam, is employed to cut chunks of metal into pretty little Mercedes Stars...He works 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Saturday and does not have a wife/girlfriend/overly-caring mother to do his shopping for him...yup, he is just a normal single workaholic...but the problem lies here:
Sam runs out of toilet paper and floss every once in a while, but seeing as his local grocer is religious, he has to sign a leave form everytime he needs to run out for an errand... Long story short- Sam never has holidays because he uses up all his leave before it can pile up...how sad.
Right so here's my solution:
Sam works 08:00 - 16:00 Monday-Friday
Joe works 16:00 - 00:00 Monday-Friday
Ann works 00:00 - 08:00 Monday-Friday
And they all work the same position(around the clock shifts)
By increasing the company's operative hours from the average of 54 hours per workspace weekly to 120 hours production rate speeds up to more than twice as fast...working on Saturdays would no longer be necessary!
I know its not the first time this brainchild is aired. The system works perfectly in New York and Tokyo...and on mines around the world, but why not everywhere, with every trade known to mankind? We all need jobs, and Sam needs toilet paper and floss for fuck's sake!
Obviously we are talking large scale here. Its not Just Sam who's job is increased 3 fold and then divided between 3 people. Its everyone's! Grocers, Restaurants, And with the new 24 hour system, every employee will be able to do their shopping on their own time. Traffic flow will improve, crowding and queuing will be a thing of the past! Seeing as the human population just keeps growing, what other choice do we have ...I mean except for culling the sickly, criminal and uneducated like we cull elephants, bears and stray pets?
