I was wondering if industrial tourism is a real thing or just another one of my million weird obsessions. Ddg searched and it’s a real thing. It’s got a Wikipedia page and everything.

I would love to go to places and see how things are made. Modern Marvels is my favorite show (yes, I’m old) and also how it’s made.

Anyone done something like this? How was your experience? How did you set it up?

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    I don’t know if they still do them or not, but Phillip Morris used to do tours of their factory outside Petersburg VA.

    I did the tour as part of class I was taking. It was interesting to see how cigarettes were made. One thing the tour guide kept stressing was all these perks and things they did to make the work less boing/miserable for the workers.

    • The company put a lot of effort into sound suppression systems so the staff aren’t pommeled with harsh sound all day.
    • The company had multiple small lunch and break rooms so people could get a bit of privacy if they wanted.
    • The rotated staff on the machines so they don’t go insane with the boredom.

    As a college kid you are just learning about the world so while I knew people smoked and back then smoking was a lot more in your face.

    I really didn’t get how many people smoked until I saw that factory. It was staggering how many cigarettes were in at places and how many that factory churned out daily.