Chapter 7-
Precis: Monfort figured out that if cattle were fed grain instead of grass they got fatter and made better meat that was more fatty and lean. The idea spread and got out of control. The slaughterhouses changed over time and went from a high paying job to a low paying dangerous job that was designed to move more efficiently and require less skill. The business was corrupted by rich people at the top trying to make more money than they already were.
Gem: "Memorably, a workplace accident in which a man fell into a vat and got turned into lard. The plant kept running, and the lard was sold to unsuspecting consumers. Human beings, Sinclair argued, had been made 'cogs in the great packing machine'".
Thoughts: This chapter made me realize how the idea of fast food wasn't just applied for the food being served fast and cheap but they tried to make the whole business like that. The meat packing industry was taken over and made into a dangerous low paying job. They broke up the jobs at factories so they didn't require skill and people would just do one thing and stand there and do that same thing over and over all day such as making a certain cut in meat. The whole fast food industry is corrupted and people are forced to play into it.
Chapter 8-
Precis: The meatpacking business has became one of the most dangerous working in slaughterhouses. There is a very high injury rate, the workers are pushed to work at a faster rate but the faster rate they work at the higher a chance of injury there is. Workers are usually poor, or illegal immigrants, so they don't want to complain because they can easily be fired and replaced. This leads to many injuries, the people are often lied to about their injuries so they can get back to work faster.
Gem: "While Kenny Dobbins was recuperating, Monfort fired him. Despite the fact that Kenny had been with the company for almost sixteen years, despite the fact that he was first in seniority at the Greeley plant, that he'd cleaned blood tanks with his bare hands, fought the union, done whatever the company had asked him to do, suffered injuries that would've killed weaker men, nobody from Monfort called him with the news. Nobody even bothered to write him."
Thoughts: This chapter showed me even more about how people don't care about others and just want to get things done quickly and make as much money as possible. It's all money. The people working at the slaughterhouses are so desperate for money they'll kill helpless animals all day and put up with horrible conditions and they don't even really have a choice. The story about Kenny Dobbins really showed this to me because this guy had like 10 severe injuries and almost killed himself many times working, saved another workers life, and would do anything for this company and then they just fire him. They don't care at all. They don't want there workers taking any days off even if they are really hurt. I didn't even talk about the killing the animals too...
Chapter 8-
Precis: The meatpacking business has became one of the most dangerous working in slaughterhouses. There is a very high injury rate, the workers are pushed to work at a faster rate but the faster rate they work at the higher a chance of injury there is. Workers are usually poor, or illegal immigrants, so they don't want to complain because they can easily be fired and replaced. This leads to many injuries, the people are often lied to about their injuries so they can get back to work faster.
Gem: "While Kenny Dobbins was recuperating, Monfort fired him. Despite the fact that Kenny had been with the company for almost sixteen years, despite the fact that he was first in seniority at the Greeley plant, that he'd cleaned blood tanks with his bare hands, fought the union, done whatever the company had asked him to do, suffered injuries that would've killed weaker men, nobody from Monfort called him with the news. Nobody even bothered to write him."
Thoughts: This chapter showed me even more about how people don't care about others and just want to get things done quickly and make as much money as possible. It's all money. The people working at the slaughterhouses are so desperate for money they'll kill helpless animals all day and put up with horrible conditions and they don't even really have a choice. The story about Kenny Dobbins really showed this to me because this guy had like 10 severe injuries and almost killed himself many times working, saved another workers life, and would do anything for this company and then they just fire him. They don't care at all. They don't want there workers taking any days off even if they are really hurt. I didn't even talk about the killing the animals too...
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