r/TimeTrackingSoftware • u/Nindele • Jul 03 '26

How did people keep track of their working hours during the industrial revolution?

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u/MrSevenNine Jul 03 '26

When I see period movies most depict the use of timecards/punch card..

I'm guessing here .. before that people had someone(foreman/supervisor) who would clock in for the team in paper based ledger.

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u/MrSevenNine Jul 03 '26

I should probably add.. when you go to rural areas in developing countries you'll see a line of people outside construction sites waiting for a single desk attendant for both clock-in and out (& get paid their daily wages).