There are many differences and similarities between the rules of the modern work place and the work place of earlier residents. Some similariites include employees that had to be present and on time, higher employed people could release those under them, emloyess had to give two weeks notice if they were quitting, if a person was caught stealing, they would be punished by law, and there was a thirty minute lunch break. The differences from then to today include how employees lived where they worked, if anyone were to be consistantly absent from Sabbath, they would not get the job, physicians would go in once a month to give vaccinations to anyone that needed them, another holiday that they had off was Fast Day, people worked 13 hours a day in the summer and light to dark in the winter, and people could have breaks for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except during first quarter. There is not much difference of how things are done today then how they were done 150 years ago.
Workplaces guidelines have come a long way from 150 years ago. Although work is still taken seriously and some aspects are similar, the rules are not as strict. The workers in the past had some of the same breaks as today, but nowadays workers seem to have longer breaks, and some have weekends off. Other similar regulations basically include the act of stealing will result in punishment. 150 years ago, the workers were strictly managed. They stayed in boarding houses, and had to attend church every sunday, and worked long labor intensive hours. Today, people have many more freedoms, including staying at home, cherishing the importance of family. Also, the poor conditions of the factories have certainly changed entirely. People these days use machines to the work for them, or computers. There are extensive types of work available to anyone these days. Labor has completely advanced in a positive way.
Over the years, workplace rules and regulations have, in a way, progressed with the times. 150 years ago factory workers had to follow strict guidelines. Workers had set hours in which they absolutely had to be working. Most workers lived together near the factories, as their work days lasted nearly 13 hours, it was not efficient to live far away. Many of the regulations of the workplace from 150 years ago are similar to regulations today. Workers are allowed lunch breaks, vacations, and they must give prior notice before leaving a position. Employment today is not based on religon, but guidelines for hiring workers are similar today.
there are many similarities and differences between the work systems today and the factories of 150 years ago. 150 years ago, the work place was much stricter and had many crazy, impractical rules--like working 13 hour days and opperating 24/7 as well as living where you are working in such cramped conditions. today, we have labor unions and things of that sort to prevent the things that the labor intense factory workers had to go through. we also have some of the same things today, like days off, 2 week notice, you can't be late, and moral rules like you can't steal. although working conditions are much better today, there are still some places i bet where the working environment is like that of the factories 150 years ago. think of the child sweatshops in third world countries, even though 150 years have gone by since the factory times, some places probably nearly resemble the conditions of the factories of 150 years ago.
150 years ago when the work place started it would lay the basic rules for our modern work place. Basic rules which still exist now include giving two weeks notice if you are going to leave the company,health benfits( vaccinations), proper moral behavior(no stealing), and days off (like holidays). These rules and regulations laid a basis for our modern day work place but there'd also be an abundence of diffrences in the work place 150 years ago with no power yet in unions or regulations of labor. The modern day work place has regulated hours on how long you can work and regulation on pay. Many changes have arised and many improvents have been implimented our our modern workplace. No longer do we need to live where we work, work excessive hours, have only holidays off, or just live on low pay. Now adays there are many oportunities for jobs, there is a minimum wage which prevents unfair pay, and far better treatment of employees and good benefits.
Wow, there are som many differences. The workers were treated almost as slaves. Attending 3 or 4 looms at a time was common for them, they got little sleep in their rooms with six people stuffed into them. These literally were sweat shops. I don't know what i really could even find similarities between the two time periods. Really except having a boss that could excuse you from work, and having to give a two week notice quiting, there really isn't much similar. I think that the conditions were horrible then and now with laws, conditions have much improved. But that is also in mainly our own country. There are many other countries without the laws we have that still have these horrible conditions. So while conditions may have improved in our country, there are still places that are just as bad as they were 150 years ago.
If you break everything down to its basics, the rules are very similar: Employees need to be on time and present, give advance notice of quitting and not stealing from the company. Now however the hours are shorter and you get more time off. There is not a huge difference between the amount of single women and married women, as normally they don't board. People have better health care today and are more free to do what they want.
HOLY CRAP! what was the pull for coming to the factory. It seems kind of suckie. I think that the biggest similarity between the two times is the set up of the work. (low level, upper-employees and the rights/jobs of the upper-employees.) I think the major difference is oh, idk, law standards, health standards, safty rules, and regulations, etc. I also think that times have changed. Parents are less dependent on their kids to help provide for their families, then back then. I think today, people's morals have changed, and seeing a kid working isn't acceptable within these new found morals, but 150 years ago, it was okay for a kid to work. (oh, and by kid I mean pre-teen, to early teens.) :D
A lot has happened in 150 years. When this article was written women's rights were first being examined. Black's had no rights at all. Sinse then it's been an exhausting era of dramatic social and cultural reforms. It's a good thing those reforms took place for if they didn't this country wouldn't be able to call itself the world's superpower. If we still kept employees like slaves in factories we couldn't shout about civil rights or sing about the land of the free. If the advancements that took place in that 150 years never occured we, as a country, would have no moral high ground, no ethical superiority to ridicule the sweat shops and human rights abuses that are happening now around the world. There are the petty differences of lunchbreaks and two-week notices, but the most bold statement to me about then and now is that those lowell girls weren't really free. They were driven to the factories through rapid urbanization and a need for money and support with no other way to turn. It was a good thing they protested. It was a good thing anyone ever protested. God only knows where we'd be.
The 150 years since the Lowell factory has really made a difference in way factories are run. I think that the Lowell factories had more in common with prison or a very strict boarding school than anything else. You have to live in housing provided by the factory and stay within insanely strict rules. Todays factories also uphold a high standard of quality as the Lowell factory but today employers do not compromise there workers health for their benefit. The example that was given about the New Hampshire woman whose health was compromised by the conditions in the factory was quite shocking to me. This most likely would have been brought to their attention earlier today and the punishment would have been substantial. When I say that conditions have improved in these past 150 years, I can only speak for the situation in the United States. There are places in the world right now that have just as bad and in some cases worse conditions to work under than the Lowell girls. But for the most part, today is a great improvement. Workers have rights and there are law protecting them. This is a very interesting comparison of "then and now".
The transformation of the work settings dating back 150 years ago to present day conditions is unbelieveble. Indeed there are quite alot of differences between now and then including the issues of health, breaks, benefits, and those employed. The physical condition of the lowell girls was very poor as the area where they worked in led to diseases which affected the lungs especially working around the looms and spindles that produced the cotton filament which was reported dangerous to ones lungs depressing ones health substantily. Also the unbearable noise of the looms and spindles would put one to deaf and the inspectors also noticed the heat leading to perspiration withing just twenty minutes. In todays fields of operation you the employer takes much better care and precautions the the health of its employees. Also the numerous hours of labor could put one to thier death due to the physical wear it has upon ones body which would then translate into the poor boarding conditions in which the lowell girls had no privacy what so ever and most likely didn't have the availbility of a bed to themself. The lunch and dinner breaks are also short and also the food provided is very poor.In todays work world the benefits of an employee would definitley be alot greater than 150 years ago including employees having the luxury of eating a legidiment meal. Another distinct feature of the factory mills 150 years ago that is different from todays factory mills are the hoilidays for example fast day. A few comparisons include the strict rules in which to an extent are applied to days factory mill work where employees are still required to inform employer of leave of absence from their job whether it be sickness or holiday ahead of time. Also the same principles apply today as they did 150 years ago where if your previous record includes fellionies or such acts of injustice your chances of getting hired of greatly depleated and if hired physical checkups by doctors are provided to keep good health in tact.
Rules have changed from 150 years ago til now yet some have not changed. Some rules still present today in the factories is that people have to be on time, and of course a lunch break! There are definately some changes too. changes like vaccinations are not needed every month now, due to our standards of living, no one has to work 13 hours a day, minimum. much has changed but some things have not.
In the 150 years since the time of the Lowell Factories, the rules and guidelines of working have definitely progressed with the times. The hours have become better suited for the typical worker, and now, people have longer breaks and vacations. Our workers today are typically not housed at their job, and not kept under the strict rules of the factory even when their workday is done. Back then, what happened outside of work followed you to your work, such as not attending Sabbath. Some of the rules are the same, such as receiving health care from your job, or giving your employer two weeks notice before quitting. I think that over those 150 years, the rules and conditions of the factories had to improve, because as time went on, people began to realize that they were being treated unfairly and not receiving the right kind of environment and wages that their work should be able to give to them.
In comparing the two different time periods of 150 years ago in Lowell and nowadays there are many similarities and differences. There used to be very strict rules and the laborers worked long hours (12 hours), often involuntarily. In modern times companies are more lenient and hours are obviously not so long, unless voluntary. A couple of similarities though are that of the two week notice before quitting the job and there were also vaccinations for people once a month. Although poor working conditions might not exist any more in the US, workers in many third world countries still have these poor conditions and only receive minimal benefits if any. In the US though the factory system has drastically changed since the time of the Lowell Mills.
The past 150 years has made much improvements in the work place. But there still are some similarities. You still need to be a responsivle individual by completing your work, being on time, showing up, and giving an advance before leaving the position. Before workers were treated as slaves, working usually thirteen hour days. They lived in the boarding houses so their lives revolove around working and going to church on sundays. In the winter they would work as soon as they were able to see, and in the summer they would start at 5 o clock. Today people usually work about eight hour days, and are not punished if they dont attend church. Peolpe today can live in their own homes with their families and have the luxury of machines to do work with them. Also the factory workers had poor health. They workied in posinious fumes. There are many similarities and differences from the working place today compared to now.
The rules of the workplace 150 years ago and the rules of the workplace today are very similar. Really, the only thing that has changed since then would be the rights of the workers. You still have to show up on time, get your work done, and give two weeks notice and such, but today workers have more rights and are treated better. Now when you have a job you get vacations, you don't have to work 13 hour days, and you don't have to live where the company tells you to. So, I think the rules are pretty much the same, except now workers have more rights and working conditions are improved.
150 years has made quite a bit of difference in terms of comparing the modern workplace to earlier workplaces such as factories. Some of the restricitions of the factories many years ago can now be nullified by unions, the union workers can go on strike if they feel that they are being taken advantage of. Also many of the restrictions that existed 150 years ago are no longer prevalent in the modern workplace. Restrictions such as the necesity to attend church on a regular basis and having to board (Lowell Factory girls). Although other things like stealing are still frowned upon and there are consequences for such behavior. Also today, normally, people do not work 13 hour days and without a lunch break in between!! Also in the modern work place there are more vacations for holidays and opportunity for a vacation throughout the year. While some jobs recieve less vacation days than other, we now have the ability to gain more as the time we are with a certain company increases. The main difference in the workplace today and 150 years ago is the strictness of the rules and restrictions placed upon the workers. While there are some very different rules instilled in each work place, there are also similarities between the two.
When considering the changes the past 150 years have made on America, it is important not to let the things that have stayed the same be washed away from the public eye. The rules and regulations and norms in the workplace are examples of some things that haven't changed much. Back then as well as now, you were expected to be on time an inform your supervisor when you could not be on time. Should you quit, you would have to give the company two weeks notice. Health care is still provided and extortion is still frowned upon. The company does observe holidays and on such days does not open. But there do happen to be some changes. Women and children are no longer worked in the sweat shops for thirteen hours a day, unfortunately; our facilities are no longer poorly ventilated; and our employees are no longer required to stay in hospitable lodging that we generously provide.
It seems to me that the conditions and rules of the work place that have stayed consistant for 150 years (the medical treatment of employees, punctuality, breaks) are the ones that seem legitamite, versus the ones that disappeared that seem harsh to us (living at the work place, eleven to thirteen hour shifts, year long contracts). This is probably due to the people voting in congresspeople who were against unfair and harsh conditions. I would say the industrial world of America has changed dramatically since the mid 1800s however, for now so few factories are in the U.S., it doesn't even compare.
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There are many differences and similarities between the rules of the modern work place and the work place of earlier residents. Some similariites include employees that had to be present and on time, higher employed people could release those under them, emloyess had to give two weeks notice if they were quitting, if a person was caught stealing, they would be punished by law, and there was a thirty minute lunch break. The differences from then to today include how employees lived where they worked, if anyone were to be consistantly absent from Sabbath, they would not get the job, physicians would go in once a month to give vaccinations to anyone that needed them, another holiday that they had off was Fast Day, people worked 13 hours a day in the summer and light to dark in the winter, and people could have breaks for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except during first quarter. There is not much difference of how things are done today then how they were done 150 years ago.
Workplaces guidelines have come a long way from 150 years ago. Although work is still taken seriously and some aspects are similar, the rules are not as strict. The workers in the past had some of the same breaks as today, but nowadays workers seem to have longer breaks, and some have weekends off. Other similar regulations basically include the act of stealing will result in punishment. 150 years ago, the workers were strictly managed. They stayed in boarding houses, and had to attend church every sunday, and worked long labor intensive hours. Today, people have many more freedoms, including staying at home, cherishing the importance of family. Also, the poor conditions of the factories have certainly changed entirely. People these days use machines to the work for them, or computers. There are extensive types of work available to anyone these days. Labor has completely advanced in a positive way.
Over the years, workplace rules and regulations have, in a way, progressed with the times. 150 years ago factory workers had to follow strict guidelines. Workers had set hours in which they absolutely had to be working. Most workers lived together near the factories, as their work days lasted nearly 13 hours, it was not efficient to live far away. Many of the regulations of the workplace from 150 years ago are similar to regulations today. Workers are allowed lunch breaks, vacations, and they must give prior notice before leaving a position. Employment today is not based on religon, but guidelines for hiring workers are similar today.
there are many similarities and differences between the work systems today and the factories of 150 years ago. 150 years ago, the work place was much stricter and had many crazy, impractical rules--like working 13 hour days and opperating 24/7 as well as living where you are working in such cramped conditions. today, we have labor unions and things of that sort to prevent the things that the labor intense factory workers had to go through. we also have some of the same things today, like days off, 2 week notice, you can't be late, and moral rules like you can't steal. although working conditions are much better today, there are still some places i bet where the working environment is like that of the factories 150 years ago. think of the child sweatshops in third world countries, even though 150 years have gone by since the factory times, some places probably nearly resemble the conditions of the factories of 150 years ago.
150 years ago when the work place started it would lay the basic rules for our modern work place. Basic rules which still exist now include giving two weeks notice if you are going to leave the company,health benfits( vaccinations), proper moral behavior(no stealing), and days off (like holidays). These rules and regulations laid a basis for our modern day work place but there'd also be an abundence of diffrences in the work place 150 years ago with no power yet in unions or regulations of labor. The modern day work place has regulated hours on how long you can work and regulation on pay. Many changes have arised and many improvents have been implimented our our modern workplace. No longer do we need to live where we work, work excessive hours, have only holidays off, or just live on low pay. Now adays there are many oportunities for jobs, there is a minimum wage which prevents unfair pay, and far better treatment of employees and good benefits.
Wow, there are som many differences. The workers were treated almost as slaves. Attending 3 or 4 looms at a time was common for them, they got little sleep in their rooms with six people stuffed into them. These literally were sweat shops. I don't know what i really could even find similarities between the two time periods. Really except having a boss that could excuse you from work, and having to give a two week notice quiting, there really isn't much similar. I think that the conditions were horrible then and now with laws, conditions have much improved. But that is also in mainly our own country. There are many other countries without the laws we have that still have these horrible conditions. So while conditions may have improved in our country, there are still places that are just as bad as they were 150 years ago.
If you break everything down to its basics, the rules are very similar: Employees need to be on time and present, give advance notice of quitting and not stealing from the company. Now however the hours are shorter and you get more time off. There is not a huge difference between the amount of single women and married women, as normally they don't board. People have better health care today and are more free to do what they want.
HOLY CRAP! what was the pull for coming to the factory. It seems kind of suckie. I think that the biggest similarity between the two times is the set up of the work. (low level, upper-employees and the rights/jobs of the upper-employees.) I think the major difference is oh, idk, law standards, health standards, safty rules, and regulations, etc. I also think that times have changed. Parents are less dependent on their kids to help provide for their families, then back then. I think today, people's morals have changed, and seeing a kid working isn't acceptable within these new found morals, but 150 years ago, it was okay for a kid to work. (oh, and by kid I mean pre-teen, to early teens.) :D
A lot has happened in 150 years. When this article was written women's rights were first being examined. Black's had no rights at all. Sinse then it's been an exhausting era of dramatic social and cultural reforms. It's a good thing those reforms took place for if they didn't this country wouldn't be able to call itself the world's superpower. If we still kept employees like slaves in factories we couldn't shout about civil rights or sing about the land of the free. If the advancements that took place in that 150 years never occured we, as a country, would have no moral high ground, no ethical superiority to ridicule the sweat shops and human rights abuses that are happening now around the world. There are the petty differences of lunchbreaks and two-week notices, but the most bold statement to me about then and now is that those lowell girls weren't really free. They were driven to the factories through rapid urbanization and a need for money and support with no other way to turn. It was a good thing they protested. It was a good thing anyone ever protested. God only knows where we'd be.
The 150 years since the Lowell factory has really made a difference in way factories are run. I think that the Lowell factories had more in common with prison or a very strict boarding school than anything else. You have to live in housing provided by the factory and stay within insanely strict rules. Todays factories also uphold a high standard of quality as the Lowell factory but today employers do not compromise there workers health for their benefit. The example that was given about the New Hampshire woman whose health was compromised by the conditions in the factory was quite shocking to me. This most likely would have been brought to their attention earlier today and the punishment would have been substantial. When I say that conditions have improved in these past 150 years, I can only speak for the situation in the United States. There are places in the world right now that have just as bad and in some cases worse conditions to work under than the Lowell girls. But for the most part, today is a great improvement. Workers have rights and there are law protecting them. This is a very interesting comparison of "then and now".
The transformation of the work settings dating back 150 years ago to present day conditions is unbelieveble. Indeed there are quite alot of differences between now and then including the issues of health, breaks, benefits, and those employed. The physical condition of the lowell girls was very poor as the area where they worked in led to diseases which affected the lungs especially working around the looms and spindles that produced the cotton filament which was reported dangerous to ones lungs depressing ones health substantily. Also the unbearable noise of the looms and spindles would put one to deaf and the inspectors also noticed the heat leading to perspiration withing just twenty minutes. In todays fields of operation you the employer takes much better care and precautions the the health of its employees. Also the numerous hours of labor could put one to thier death due to the physical wear it has upon ones body which would then translate into the poor boarding conditions in which the lowell girls had no privacy what so ever and most likely didn't have the availbility of a bed to themself. The lunch and dinner breaks are also short and also the food provided is very poor.In todays work world the benefits of an employee would definitley be alot greater than 150 years ago including employees having the luxury of eating a legidiment meal. Another distinct feature of the factory mills 150 years ago that is different from todays factory mills are the hoilidays for example fast day. A few comparisons include the strict rules in which to an extent are applied to days factory mill work where employees are still required to inform employer of leave of absence from their job whether it be sickness or holiday ahead of time. Also the same principles apply today as they did 150 years ago where if your previous record includes fellionies or such acts of injustice your chances of getting hired of greatly depleated and if hired physical checkups by doctors are provided to keep good health in tact.
Rules have changed from 150 years ago til now yet some have not changed. Some rules still present today in the factories is that people have to be on time, and of course a lunch break! There are definately some changes too. changes like vaccinations are not needed every month now, due to our standards of living, no one has to work 13 hours a day, minimum. much has changed but some things have not.
In the 150 years since the time of the Lowell Factories, the rules and guidelines of working have definitely progressed with the times. The hours have become better suited for the typical worker, and now, people have longer breaks and vacations. Our workers today are typically not housed at their job, and not kept under the strict rules of the factory even when their workday is done. Back then, what happened outside of work followed you to your work, such as not attending Sabbath. Some of the rules are the same, such as receiving health care from your job, or giving your employer two weeks notice before quitting. I think that over those 150 years, the rules and conditions of the factories had to improve, because as time went on, people began to realize that they were being treated unfairly and not receiving the right kind of environment and wages that their work should be able to give to them.
In comparing the two different time periods of 150 years ago in Lowell and nowadays there are many similarities and differences. There used to be very strict rules and the laborers worked long hours (12 hours), often involuntarily. In modern times companies are more lenient and hours are obviously not so long, unless voluntary. A couple of similarities though are that of the two week notice before quitting the job and there were also vaccinations for people once a month. Although poor working conditions might not exist any more in the US, workers in many third world countries still have these poor conditions and only receive minimal benefits if any. In the US though the factory system has drastically changed since the time of the Lowell Mills.
The past 150 years has made much improvements in the work place. But there still are some similarities. You still need to be a responsivle individual by completing your work, being on time, showing up, and giving an advance before leaving the position. Before workers were treated as slaves, working usually thirteen hour days. They lived in the boarding houses so their lives revolove around working and going to church on sundays. In the winter they would work as soon as they were able to see, and in the summer they would start at 5 o clock. Today people usually work about eight hour days, and are not punished if they dont attend church. Peolpe today can live in their own homes with their families and have the luxury of machines to do work with them. Also the factory workers had poor health. They workied in posinious fumes. There are many similarities and differences from the working place today compared to now.
The rules of the workplace 150 years ago and the rules of the workplace today are very similar. Really, the only thing that has changed since then would be the rights of the workers. You still have to show up on time, get your work done, and give two weeks notice and such, but today workers have more rights and are treated better. Now when you have a job you get vacations, you don't have to work 13 hour days, and you don't have to live where the company tells you to. So, I think the rules are pretty much the same, except now workers have more rights and working conditions are improved.
150 years has made quite a bit of difference in terms of comparing the modern workplace to earlier workplaces such as factories. Some of the restricitions of the factories many years ago can now be nullified by unions, the union workers can go on strike if they feel that they are being taken advantage of. Also many of the restrictions that existed 150 years ago are no longer prevalent in the modern workplace. Restrictions such as the necesity to attend church on a regular basis and having to board (Lowell Factory girls). Although other things like stealing are still frowned upon and there are consequences for such behavior. Also today, normally, people do not work 13 hour days and without a lunch break in between!! Also in the modern work place there are more vacations for holidays and opportunity for a vacation throughout the year. While some jobs recieve less vacation days than other, we now have the ability to gain more as the time we are with a certain company increases. The main difference in the workplace today and 150 years ago is the strictness of the rules and restrictions placed upon the workers. While there are some very different rules instilled in each work place, there are also similarities between the two.
When considering the changes the past 150 years have made on America, it is important not to let the things that have stayed the same be washed away from the public eye.
The rules and regulations and norms in the workplace are examples of some things that haven't changed much. Back then as well as now, you were expected to be on time an inform your supervisor when you could not be on time. Should you quit, you would have to give the company two weeks notice. Health care is still provided and extortion is still frowned upon. The company does observe holidays and on such days does not open.
But there do happen to be some changes. Women and children are no longer worked in the sweat shops for thirteen hours a day, unfortunately; our facilities are no longer poorly ventilated; and our employees are no longer required to stay in hospitable lodging that we generously provide.
It seems to me that the conditions and rules of the work place that have stayed consistant for 150 years (the medical treatment of employees, punctuality, breaks) are the ones that seem legitamite, versus the ones that disappeared that seem harsh to us (living at the work place, eleven to thirteen hour shifts, year long contracts). This is probably due to the people voting in congresspeople who were against unfair and harsh conditions. I would say the industrial world of America has changed dramatically since the mid 1800s however, for now so few factories are in the U.S., it doesn't even compare.
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