That’s unfairly dismissive. I can’t speak to retail, but manufacturing absolutely does require “deep work”. Machining requires concentration and technique in order to ensure parts have the right tolerances, surface finish, etc. Assembly work often involves deep thinking in order to ensure that the machine is correctly assembled and properly configured.
It’s not all routine “mind numbing” assembly line work, just as not all IT is routine mind numbing data entry.
That’s unfairly dismissive. I can’t speak to retail, but manufacturing absolutely does require “deep work”. Machining requires concentration and technique in order to ensure parts have the right tolerances, surface finish, etc. Assembly work often involves deep thinking in order to ensure that the machine is correctly assembled and properly configured.
It’s not all routine “mind numbing” assembly line work, just as not all IT is routine mind numbing data entry.