the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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Some may be forced to pull workers off the factory floor.
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Traditional learning management systems and Microsoft Word documents were built for office workers—not the factory floor.
—Jerry Dolinsky, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Transforming the Nature of Work Unlike traditional manufacturing plants, AI factories don’t promise mass employment on the factory floor.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Supervisors and managers on the factory floor, however, tend to be male.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Traditional learning management systems and Microsoft Word documents were built for office workers—not the factory floor.
—Jerry Dolinsky, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Transforming the Nature of Work Unlike traditional manufacturing plants, AI factories don’t promise mass employment on the factory floor.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Supervisors and managers on the factory floor, however, tend to be male.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the factory floor
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