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Learning in the Fast Lane

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  • Helen Fessenden

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Dale Phillips, a night-shift maintenance supervisor at BMW's plant in Spartanburg, S.C., is busy balancing a full-time job with online coursework to complete a bachelor's degree in management. He oversees a team of equipment-services associates in the plant's paint shop, whose duties include preventing equipment breakdowns in the conveyors, lifts, pumps, and industrial robots. He says he never envisioned such a career until four years ago, when he started at the plant as an apprentice after spending most of his 20s and 30s as a grocery store manager.

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  • Helen Fessenden, 2017. "Learning in the Fast Lane," Econ Focus, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, issue 4Q, pages 18-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrrf:00290
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