Sociology Reading

This morning I read an article from my sociology textbook. It was about the meat-packing industry. This short paragraph focuses on what some of the workers do when violating the company’s rules.
Thompson explains that violating the rules of the company without getting caught is a fun thing to do. Sometimes workers destroy some of the product or equipment used for the production. They have fun by cutting and throwing out chunks of meat which is not allowed. Sometimes these pieces of meat get contaminated when landing on the floor. Sense its status (the position that someone occupies in society or in a social group, in this case the position of the meat is food product) is food product that their family will most likely eat, they do not do it as often. In addition to ruining the product, it decreases their salary, too. Going against the roles is a challenge, a fun thing to do, and a way of expressing freedom and individuality.
Finally, Thompson explains that many people stay in this job because the salary exceeds minimum wage. The job is dangerous and physically hard but the salary is decent. At some point, employees plan to take it as summer job but later they get in debt and have to keep working there because leaving the job is almost impossible. Employees may not have a high status job but they are happy knowing that they have acquired nice belongings thanks to the job they have.