Title: What It Was Really Like As A Worker In The Industrial Revolution
Headings: What It Was Really Like As A Worker In The Industrial Revolution
What It Was Really Like As A Worker In The Industrial Revolution
Most jobs were repetitive, tiring, and dangerous
Kids as young as 4 were joining the workforce during the Industrial Revolution
Women worked just as hard for a fraction of the pay
The Lowell Mills tried to create a community for their young workers
Employers took advantage of immigrants to fill their factories
Underpaid with no room for mistakes
Pleasant work environments were rare during the Industrial Revolution
Going to work meant risking injury, disease, or even death
Workers started to reject individualism
Joining unions and organizing strikes during the Industrial Revolution
From factories to the slums
Workers suffered from awful hygiene conditions

Content: Unfortunately, they would fail and, eventually, the factories began employing immigrants instead, who were desperate for any kind of job. Employers took advantage of immigrants to fill their factories
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Immigrants played a huge role during the Industrial Revolution, not just because they were a significant percentage of the workforce, but because their presence accelerated industrialization, as well. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a huge influx of migrants come into the United States, with about 90% escaping situations like famine, crop failure, and job shortages in Europe, according to the Library of Congress and Washington State University. It was this wave of unskilled immigrants that "contributed to the growth and spread of factory manufacturing in the United States," according to Sukkoo Kim for the National Bureau of Economic Research, as employers took advantage of the new pool of immigrant laborers to establish more and more factories. Unfortunately, with so many new workers, job competition was tough, with immigrant workers experiencing the worst of it. In addition to being socially discriminated against, they were subjected to the worst work conditions. Taking the unwanted jobs, they were often paid less than their non-immigrant counterparts. Because many of them spoke different languages, employers would also make sure to keep workers who spoke the same language apart in order to discourage any sense of community or rebellion. Underpaid with no room for mistakes
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A common aspect of working-class jobs during the Industrial Revolution was extremely low wages. According to History Crunch, the pay would be barely enough to cover living costs, which was a big reason why even little kids had to work in these jobs and help support the family.