Scenario 1 Hector has worked in a small furniture factory for 10 years. He hasn’t had a pay increase in eight years. He frequently works 10 days in a row before getting a day off, and he often works extra hours with no extra pay. He knows that if he quits, the company will just hire someone else to replace him.

Scenario 2
Victor has worked in a steel factory for 10 years. He hasn’t received a pay raise in the 10 years he has been there and often works two weeks before getting a day off. While speaking with his coworkers, he realizes that hardly any of them are satisfied with this situation. So they approach their manager as a group and threaten to quit unless the company increases their pay and gives them days off on a weekly basis. Realizing it would be difficult to replace all of the factory workers, the company gives in to their demands.

What is the difference between these two situations?