Fast food revolution
Did you know that the Government is powerless when it comes to recalling tainted meat from the likes of fast food giants? It is true! While they have the power to recall a set of ill-prepared toys or a bunk line appliances they do not possess to power to recall a batch of meat contaminated with sickening diseases such as, E Coli. You may ask yourself “how is a fact like this is possible?”. In the following pages I will be informing you about transition from humble beginnings to the monster the fast food industry has grown to in present day. Firstly I will explain how the decline in minimum wage and introduction of women in the workplace affected the growth of the fast food industry. Secondly, I will relate the boom of car culture to the expansion of these fast food chains. Finally, I will conclude with how a major fast food chain incorporated the “Speedee” system to revolutionize the entire industry.
The introduction of fast food in the American society has caused a great deal of change, two of those changes were the influx of minimum wages and the increased number of housewives who entered into the workforce. The steady decline of minimum wage starting in the early 70’s, factoring in inflation, and lasted for roughly 25 years during this time many mothers had to find work to help support monthly income. Industrialization within the fast food kitchens left little to actually be done within them, often an employee’s job is supervision of the machines. This means that little skill is require to work at a franchise and companies feel that they should not pay well for a job that requires a large amount of waiting. As stated in the book “The roughly 3.5 million fast food workers are by far the largest group of minimum wage earners...The only Americans who earn lower are migrant farm workers. “ (6). Underpaid, inexperienced, and easily replaced this demographic of workers have little control of their workplace, they often drift from place to place never climbing
The introduction of fast food in the American society has caused a great deal of change, two of those changes were the influx of minimum wages and the increased number of housewives who entered into the workforce. The steady decline of minimum wage starting in the early 70’s, factoring in inflation, and lasted for roughly 25 years during this time many mothers had to find work to help support monthly income. Industrialization within the fast food kitchens left little to actually be done within them, often an employee’s job is supervision of the machines. This means that little skill is require to work at a franchise and companies feel that they should not pay well for a job that requires a large amount of waiting. As stated in the book “The roughly 3.5 million fast food workers are by far the largest group of minimum wage earners...The only Americans who earn lower are migrant farm workers. “ (6). Underpaid, inexperienced, and easily replaced this demographic of workers have little control of their workplace, they often drift from place to place never climbing