Boom and Bust: Journal 3

I think that I would not rely on the company and property to look out for me. It would be a mistake to completely rely on the company and property to supply me with everything I need. The company may seem like a better deal right now, but I would want to take a look at the bigger picture. If the labor agitators were a better way to go, I would most definitely decide to follow them. Although a sense of security and unity may come from the company, this unity and security may fail after a while. If worse comes to worse, the company owners and leaders may choose to only look out for themselves. As a younger worker, I don't think I would be one of the people to get the major benefits that others may receive. I also may eventually lose my job and everything that I entrusted the company to supply. I think that one of the causes of the Great Depression was the reliance on large and very powerful companies. People need to rely on others, and choosing to rely on the big company owners was not wise. The company owners realized how much power they had over people during the Great Depression and used it to their own advantage. People worked for little pay. They endured poor conditions. They worked for food and a place to stay. They forgot about luxuries and expensive items that they wanted or used to own. It is very unlikely that company owers would be able to provide for individual interests. They would most likely be intersted in hard working people who would work long hours for little pay.