With Burlington being such a small metropolis, a higher emphasis is placed on community driven by the work environments that carry the city’s success on their backs. Increasingly, the often-difficult conditions of such work have been publicly acknowledged as in urgent need of reform. An investigation into the reality of the life of a typical Burlington employee of such establishments reveals that inappropriate management and a focus on profit over all other considerations, in combination with poor pay and a disregard for the rights of employees, are to blame.
Author: Eliza Walsh
Eliza is a student at the University of Vermont who hails from Katonah, New York. She is studying Film & Television, Reporting & Documentary Storytelling, and Writing.