What is systematic soldiering?

Answer 1

This concept is part of the Scientific management theory ( Taylor). Taylor says that workers should be paid according to the amount of production (piecework). He realized that there were problems. Workers wanted to avoid having the piecework pay scale lowered. Therefore, a group of workers would often pressure each other to keep rate busting to a minimum. If productivity were kept down, wages would stay up.

Based on: Miller, katherine. Organizational communication Approaches and Processes. 5th Ed. Boston, 2006. Chapter 2 p 25

Answer 2

Systematic soldiering is the practice of deliberately working at a slower pace than one's full capability in order to avoid being given more responsibilities or tasks. It can be a form of resistance by employees who feel overworked or underappreciated.