Toyota to dispatch all 900 new graduates to work in factories

Sunday 01st November, 06:50 AM JST

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thepro at 11:53 AM JST - 1st November

They couldn't find enough cheap Brazilian workers?
gogogo at 12:19 PM JST - 1st November

New grads are cheaper than Brazilian workers.
Weasel at 01:39 PM JST - 1st November

Wow, that's sweet. The offer of underemployment with the remote possibility to do the job they originally studied for in college.
timorborder at 03:59 PM JST - 1st November

Talk about retro. This is how people used to learn the business, from the shop floor up. I hope this policy of Toyota gains wider appeal. Nothing like a bit of grease under the fingernails to give young folks a better understanding of their employer's business.
DXXJP at 04:31 PM JST - 1st November

Remember in the old days when someone could actually work their way off the line and into management. Well these few are assured of that, but good for Toyota.
chotto at 05:01 PM JST - 1st November

Remember in the old days when someone could actually work their way off the line and into management. Well these few are assured of that, but good for Toyota.

Well said.

Many hotel companies put their grads on the ground with frontline so they can understand what jobs they are in charge of, and how they affect those individuals. Good one Toyota.

It'd be interesting to know how many spoilt brats quit as a result.
tmarie at 06:22 PM JST - 1st November

How many will quit?? Zero. Why on earth are you assuming these grads are spoiled? They've worked their butts off to get into such a good company.
Hephatsheput at 09:14 PM JST - 1st November

None of them will be re-assigned to white collar positions. Toyota hasn't announced it yet, but they will after a month or two.
tmarie at 09:23 PM JST - 1st November

Hep, sorry but they will. They're going to the factories in Jan and will resume their "real" jobs in April. As in the jobs they are doing now. Why are folks being so negative? This is a great thing - much like how they make new workers spend three months at a dealership and deal with customers.
DeepAir65 at 09:56 PM JST - 1st November

Don't get me wrong - I think it is a good thing but not sure the "spoiled brats" will see it that way
tmarie at 10:52 PM JST - 1st November

To be honest, some of them might prefer being in the factories than in the office. That is if they keep the pay they are on now! ;) A lot less office BS from my understanding. Seeing cars being made and whatnot... Kind of a Toyota worker's wet dream.
JohnBecker at 11:19 PM JST - 1st November

I suppose there are engineers who enjoy the purely intellectual exercise of design and analysis, but real engineers have got to love making stuff.
NeoJamal at 05:57 AM JST - 2nd November

Nothing new, I recall how the first thing that JNR got their grads to do is clean the toilets. Just as Solon of Athens said, "Learn to obey before you command."
The758 at 12:16 PM JST - 2nd November

I've worked with Toyota people before and this will be good for them. Most of the office workers (OLs included) were horribly arrogant so hopefully this will knock them down a peg or two. There's nothing wrong with getting ones hands dirty and doing honest work instead of playing solitare all day and then going home at 6pm (while the rest of Japan is still at work.)
PepinGalarga at 09:09 PM JST - 6th November

wow, this is great. I thought this was how it was being done.