Should Clothing Stores Be Required to Post

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29. Haven't seen that many, but

I did work in the office of one local clothing factory back in the late 80s (has since gone out of business).

It was an old brick building on the outside, but had lots and lots of very dry wood inside. Three stories. Rickety fire escapes. Rather dirty and dingy looking, and quite depressing...even the offices.

So one day I decided to sit out on the steps in an area right next to the office area. The entire factory was surrounded by a fence, so this little area was pretty safe, and the exit door was often left open in hot weather.

The day after I did that, the door was locked (with a chain as I recall) from the inside. Can't have the office slaves enjoying their lunch hours...



It was a miserable place. The workers were not happy. Always walking around with frowns, snapping at each other...even the office workers, who didn't have it nearly as bad as the sewing ladies did up on the second floor. I didn't last more than a few months there.