Nickel and Dimed
In the book Nickel and Dimed, author Barbara Ehrenreich sets out to explore the numerous issues faced by the working class as she holds various minimum-wage jobs. As Ehrenreich puts herself in these positions, she observes the harsh environment and unfit working and housing conditions as she works at Wal-Mart, as a waitress, maid, and food service worker in a nursing home.
Ehrenreich discusses that the wages are not only too low for the work they are doing but also to make a living. Ehrenreich discovers that their housing is being taken away from them for recreational purposes, such as a golf course. She brings herself to blame the upper class and partially the middle class for the conditions that the lower class citizens have to deal with.
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After reading Nickel and Dimed, I believe that having a job, no matter how well it pays, is better than having no job at all. It makes me angry that supervisors could treat their employees in such a poor manner. By reading this book, I feel as though I am better informed about how hard it actually is to make a living when you’re not well educated. I personally have not experienced this yet and it motivates me to further my education so that I will not have to be in this position.
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