The Cup Cake Factory

The Early Period (1830-48) is where I was able to link a present day America to the Victorian Age in England. On page 983 the book describes the Early Period as" A Time of Troubles". This is also A Time of Troubles in America. Unemployment, after a crash of the economy in 1837 the people of the Victorian age were faced with a huge loss of jobs."There is an immense and continually increasing population, and no adequate demand for labor" stated Charles Greville in a diary entry concerning the unemployment issue north of England. This issue is very similar to that of the present day situation facing the American people. Many people in America are being laid off from jobs that he or she has held for twenty years or longer, with no education to fall back on their opportunities are very limited. While the unemployment rate is high I don't believe it is due to a rise in population (not that he Victorian Age unemployment was solely based on the rise of population either). All the job sites that should be located in the United States are in other countries. I suppose these companies believe that cheaper labor is worth sacrificing the well-being of their own people. Another similarity that I found in the reading were the working conditions(983). Although our working conditions are no where close to the people of that time there are many factories who defiantly do not abide by the rules and regulations for their worker's safety. The Cup Cake factory. A friend of mine worked at such a factory for a short time, but the conditions under which these woman were working were unbearable. Scorching heat and thousands of unfrosted cupcakes flying at her at rapid speeds ended her short lived employment at the establishment. However, many women had to stay. While these conditions may not seem all that terrible to have, considering that of the The Early Period coal mines, the women who work there truly suffer under the extreme heat that the ovens produce, with close to no ventilation. The employers get away with such cruelty because these woman are mostly illegal immigrants; As my close friend fits the description of such a person, she was hired on, but she quickly found the harsh reality of "The Cup Cake Factory." Maybe the similarity between the times doesn't all lie with safety regulations, but with employers and their cruelty to people who are in desperate need of help and are at mercy of them. It seems as though while the times may change people never do. While I do not support illegal immigration I do support the saying of "treat others as you would like to be treated." Such a saying doesn't seem to be holding true for either time period.