The Growing mistreatment of fast food employess has caused the workers to retaliate in a way that does not involve forming unions. "About two thirds of the robberies at fast food restaurants involve current or former employees. The combination of low pay, high turnover, and ample cash in the restaurants often leads to crime." (Fast Food Nation, pg 84) The constant disrespect that the employees recieve from their employers, the low pay, long hours, little to no benefits, no rewards for a job well done, and knowing how easily they will replace you, drives the workers to act out againt the company. When the employees see how much money the restaurant takes in on a daily basis and how little shows up on their paychecks, they build resentment and this resentment makes them want to steal back all the money they believe they have earned and deserve.
Everyday people are faced with obstacles at there jobs. When people do not like there jobs or feel that the are not treated fairly, they begin to do things that they believe will hurt the company. It can be stealing office supplies for use at home or making exspensive long distance phone calls on your work telephone. These little petty practices are ways employees feel they are getting justice.
The fast food indutries thought that they had come up with a great solution to there theft problems. "The leading fast food chains have tried to reduce violent crime by spending millions on new security measures-video cameras, panic buttons, drop-safes, burglar alarms, additional lighting" (Fast Food Nation, pg 85) By installing all these devices, people would be less likely to steal and they are sure to catch more burgulars. If the fast food chains just put all that money into their employees alot of thier theft problems would drastically stop. Happy employees make for a happy workplace and everyone would be win.
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