During the early part of the Industrial Revolution, factory managers were generally harsh and abusive to workers. They beat them if they didn't work as hard as the managers wanted them to, and the workers couldn't do anything about it because they desperately needed the money. Managers only wanted to see progress and didn't really think much about the workers and their wellbeing, which is why this was a particularly difficult time to be a worker in a factory.
It is important to understand that there is more than one way to look at a problem. Sometimes changing the way a problem is represented, in this case, CAN lead to overcoming problem-solving issues. I know this is basically repeating the question, but it definitely true for me as a current psychology student. Hope that helps :)
