There are many areas after closer examination that could be improved upon such as the following: supporting employees “creature comforts”, providing safe work environments, providing employees avenues to address issues with the they have been treated or when disciplined …show more content…
As a service member I found that even a well laid out system with many rules has flaws. Creature comfort wasn’t exactly a priority nor was it really easily achievable working in Valdosta, Ga. The heat combined with the uniform we were to wear combined with the 90+ % humidity sometimes made doing my job both challenging and uncomfortable. We were required to wear our uniform or full coveralls which were not exactly light weight. Working in a hangar we were able to address issues of sunlight and its harshness but it did nothing to combat the heat. Ideally these hangars would be air-conditioned allowing us to work in a lower heat and humidity environment, therefore also making the environment a safer one. There is nothing like working in 100 degree weather with 90% humidity inside of a metal can (airplane). Work environments when working on a jet can only be so safe, but often times I found myself working over twelve hours which both effected my work abilities and family time when I was left with a ten hour turn around before I had to be back at work. They didn’t ever abide by the