It was a different kind of work . The first part of the day was n't too hard , and with the exception of the biting insect encounters , we fared pretty well . We were working in teams of two or three , doing our different duties , calling out measurements of coffee bush height , how many berries per branch , and calculating density . By the time 10:30 a.m. arrived , we were knee deep in tasks , and had become quite efficient in our own individual systems .

Question: Why were the workers paired off into teams of two or three ?
Answer: They were all known for wasting time on the job , and were being disciplined to encourage accountabilityThey had all been caught committing disciplinary offenses and could not be trusted to work by themselvesThis was a very detail oriented task , and the more crosschecking , the betterTheir employer did n't trust the judgement of a single employee and demanded checks and balances