![]() ![]() getAbstract finds that Ehrenreich is a gifted writer with keen perceptions and a wry sense of humor. The terribly sad part is that many see no light at the end of the tunnel. She finds that minimum-wage workers lead a dreary existence, toiling away in obscurity day after day with little hope, just getting by as long as they don't fall ill, need dental work or get in a car wreck. She reports from the front lines, where the working poor eat potato chips for dinner and sleep in fleabag motels, and she does the same. ![]() However, Ehrenreich gives it a try in three cities, working as a waitress, housekeeper and Wal-Mart clerk. In her book, she shows that living decently on about $7 an hour (still the minimum wage in most states) is impossible. Though she steps in and out of the lives of the minimum-wage workers who befriend her, she is a very powerful, effective advocate for them. economy was booming in the late 1990s when she began her project, working anonymously in various minimum-wage jobs and reporting about the experience. The most unsettling aspect of Barbara Ehrenreich's eye-opening foray into the world of the working poor is that the situation hasn't improved. GetAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. ![]()
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