Going to the bathroom requires permission. Un excused absence from the line is grounds for dismissal. Employers define it as a voluntary quit. For some it is easier to pee in their pants. There is just no time, except during the short breaks when the bathrooms are crowded.
Soap dispensers are usually empty, toilets overflow, and drains are clogged with cigarette butts.
The line is often so fast paced that it looks like chaos. Arms, boxes, and poultry fly in every direction. Fat globules and blood soon speckle glasses, bits of chicken stick to collars, water and slime soak the feet and ankles, and nicks injure the wrists. A woman wraps her forearms in plastic tape because bits of chicken penetrate her wounds and cause infection. The work is monotonous and the chances of getting out are slim.