Cross-training is the norm. Everyone receives training in a wide variety of skills including interpersonal, administrative, and technical skills. Job Design Jobs are designed to require almost no skills to perform. People who perform the work make no important decisions about how the work will be performed, they just do the work as they are told. People work alone.
People do the same thing all the time.
People do only a small piece of an overall task. It is hard for people to see how their efforts contribute directly to the final product or service. The pace of work is dictated by management. People are told what work to do. People never get involved in problem solving.