(217) She saw the interdependent relationship and how when against each other, the industry would fail. The industry was failing. The workers felt as if their work was not appreciated due to the work conditions and wages they were receiving. Too hot, too cold, dirty, dark, poor equipment, yet still expected to be productive. These conditions would make anyone feel useless or underappreciated, but also difficult to get your work done. The employees in North and South were striking secondary to poor work conditions. One workers’ daughter, who was also an employee, died from poor working conditions. Workers felt their rights were being violated and it was the employer’s responsibility to provide them with a safe and adequate work environment, in order to get their job done. They would strike, therefore, no work would be done. This shows the co-dependent …show more content…
It seems to me a fellow owes something to the company that’s hiring him. Deuce take it, if we don’t like our jobs we know what we can do. A man’s got to feel some respect for himself and his work. Aarons robbed us of our self-respect. Every day we took our jobs more and more as a joke.” (223) This respect they were referring to is required in order to be productive. We must feel good about what we do in order to have that sense of accomplishment. Not just a respect for ourselves and what we do but in return a respect for our bosses/employers by providing the company with the work needed in order to continue to be successful. In The Company, they further discussed how Aaron, who was tearing down their work, was receiving the desired respect from the boss, which caused his work to become better and better. (OUOTE BOOK PG