Working Conditions In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Almost any job’s working conditions today seem better than those workers faced in The Jungle, a mid twentieth century novel, by Upton Sinclair. The novel explores the inside of a meat factory and, more importantly, the life of one of its workers through third person narration. This allows one to learn the problems of a capitalistic society by emotional attachment. The problem with corporations is the greed of those on top. The rich want more, while they watch the poor work for their success. Today, the relationship between employers and employees varies from company to company.
While in many situations working conditions have improved, there are still circumstances where workers physically struggle with everyday work. Capitalism still exists and is only getting stronger. Capitalism is the main setback of my idea of an ideal work situation. Ideally, a company should be run as a team where workers who sell the product earn just as much as those who control the product at the top, yet this is a challenging ideology that is difficult to obtain. Naturally humans want to conquer, so when an employer in a company has the ability to take over the company, it is in human nature to do so.
Even though my idea of an ideal work situation may be …show more content…
Previously, this idea was literally a wage that a man or woman could live on and support themselves and their families with the necessities of life. The expectation of a human being to live on a wage to only survive is disgusting. Thankfully, today most understand every life on earth is just as valuable. The idea of a living wage today is different depending on your age and situation. The wage for an adult is living comfortably and supporting yourself and family, while a living wage for those younger is thought to be minimum wage. Today, many companies offer benefit packages that allow the employees to be more comfortable with their “living”