Piecework compensation is a characteristic of a fill in the blank 1 of 4 philosophy that is inconsistent with a fill in the blank 2 of 4 philosophy. Under fill in the blank 3 of 4 , workers are viewed not just as laborers but as valuable assets of the company. Under piecework compensation, workers do not get paid for idle time, so they will continue to work and build inventory as part of fill in the blank 4 of 4