{"id":18788,"date":"2022-10-14T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=84010"},"modified":"2022-10-14T14:27:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T12:27:21","slug":"why-do-we-say-get-the-sack","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/why-do-we-say-get-the-sack\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we say \u2018get the sack\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Amir Adhamy\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 14 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Before the Industrial Revolution<\/a> \u2013 when men, women and even children flocked to the factories to make a living \u2013 it was far more common for workers to travel from job to job.<\/p>\n

Rather than joining a team, tradesmen, craftsmen and labourers would move around on their own, carrying their own tools and supplies, and find work where they could get it.<\/p>\n

Read more | How war sparked the industrial revolution<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
The easiest way to lug their tools around was in a sack, which they would then leave with their employer for safe keeping.\u00a0The origin of the phrase, therefore, starts to become clear.<\/p>\n
With no job security, contracts or trade unions, workers could be discharged at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n
Once their services were no longer required, they were literally given their sack, before being ordered to pack it up and leave.<\/p>\n
This article was taken from <\/em><\/strong>BBC History Revealed<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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