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I'm pretty new to industry, at my current job I have to spend so much time writing work instructions. I'm thinking about switching jobs purely because of them. Do y'all have to do the same shit? Does it ever get better?
Work instructions aren't something you have to do non-stop forever. Once you've written down WI for everything that there is, you're done. Then you update and maintain as required.
If you leave and join somewhere which is expanding or bringing new programs, you'll end up doing the same thing, for longer.
Places where work instructions are rampant - automotive, because of new models and mid-year refreshes, chips.
Industries where WI are minimal - sawmills, flour mills, food processing for primary ingredients (juicing operations, canning, etc.), the equipment will be older, processes will have been pinned down exactly, less work on WI, more on machine improvements, CI, maintenance.
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Text only WI makes the folks on floor go to sleep. Think of it as a 14/15 yr old. Would you rather read a book THAT you were MADE TO read which has pictures or one that has boring text that you gotta remember?
Ignore the instructions about having text only WI. Include pictures. And when upper management sees that, bring the floor guys to vouch for them.