Ehrenreich's Wage Failure
Every job Ehrenreich had was unskilled, but it required for the workers to learn more through their jobs. She had to learn how to manage the tools she was working with while concentrating on her work.
The three moments of glory for her were at The Maids where she finished cleaning to help out others. The other two was when she realized she could earn more at Wal Mart by keeping quiet and when she fed the Alzheimer's ward and still had time to clean.
Ehrenreich is proud of her physical ability because she, a woman in her fifties, never “collapsed or needed time off to recuperate” (Ehrenreich 195). Although her co-workers needed a break from the tough physical challenges, Ehrenreich never gave in despite her weariness.
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The poor are left with homes they cannot pay and are further away from their jobs.
When food is used to calculate a family budget, it makes the price of housing to increase. Budgets were only focused on food and not housing budget.
The cities she worked at were experiencing labor shortage. The demand for workers increased and pay was declining as well.
Ehrenreich explains how the wages had been increasing since 1973. The wage in the early 2000s did not meet the amount earned back in 1973.
The workers chose not to quit their jobs because they would run into transportation issues. Even if they had a car to drive to and from work, they still had to pay for gas which took away from their salary.
Employees count on the money taboo to keep their ways of income a secret. Low wage workers benefit from this because they do not want to reveal their wage compared to others.
The National Labor Relations Act prohibits the punishment of employees who reveal their earnings.
Ehrenreich had been offended when she learned that the management could search her purse for stolen items. This invades her privacy and her human rights as an
The three moments of glory for her were at The Maids where she finished cleaning to help out others. The other two was when she realized she could earn more at Wal Mart by keeping quiet and when she fed the Alzheimer's ward and still had time to clean.
Ehrenreich is proud of her physical ability because she, a woman in her fifties, never “collapsed or needed time off to recuperate” (Ehrenreich 195). Although her co-workers needed a break from the tough physical challenges, Ehrenreich never gave in despite her weariness.
The four traits she displayed were …show more content…
The poor are left with homes they cannot pay and are further away from their jobs.
When food is used to calculate a family budget, it makes the price of housing to increase. Budgets were only focused on food and not housing budget.
The cities she worked at were experiencing labor shortage. The demand for workers increased and pay was declining as well.
Ehrenreich explains how the wages had been increasing since 1973. The wage in the early 2000s did not meet the amount earned back in 1973.
The workers chose not to quit their jobs because they would run into transportation issues. Even if they had a car to drive to and from work, they still had to pay for gas which took away from their salary.
Employees count on the money taboo to keep their ways of income a secret. Low wage workers benefit from this because they do not want to reveal their wage compared to others.
The National Labor Relations Act prohibits the punishment of employees who reveal their earnings.
Ehrenreich had been offended when she learned that the management could search her purse for stolen items. This invades her privacy and her human rights as an