Take the role of a young person working in a factory in the North in the mid-1800s. Write a letter in which you tell a friend what you like and dislike about your job.

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Nina Shannon

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4 May, 07:29

Take the role of a young person working in a factory in the North in the mid-1800s. Write a letter in which you tell a friend what you like and dislike about your job.

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Tanya Roach · Answer 1

I can't write you a letter, but I will outline everything a young worker would see in a mid-1800s factory:

- Terrible pay.

- Horrifically dangerous machinery.

- Floating pieces of debris (especially fabric in clothing factories) that caused lung diseases.

- Bad odors.

- Bad co-workers.

- Oppressive bosses.

- 16-20 hours of work per day.

You can use all of that to write a letter.