Waitress From Working As A Soul Dance Analysis
Throughout this class, we have been introduced to several ways of viewing work. From the Dolores Dante’s “Waitress from Working,” to the movie 9 to 5, and Chapter 6 of Matthew B. Crawford “Shop Class as a Soul Craft.” In Dolores Dante reading “Waitress from Working” Dolores Dante talks about how she’s a waitress and she works as waitress too support her family. And despite needing the extra money, she still loves her job and is proud of her work. The movie 9 to 5 describes 3 women’s attempt to change their way of work, by kidnapping their boss and pretending to be him. A section of Matthew B. Crawford’s “Shop Class as a Soul Craft” Matthew wonder’s if a degree is needed in the work world. The Mother whose husband the main bread winner the other half, just up and left. The Mother sits at the table holds her baby girl of six months and looks at her other two children who are sitting across from you looking at you like you hung the moon. You can’t give up so you pick yourself up brush yourself off, shove your pride in your pocket and fend for your family. Like the story says waitressing is easy money gets gas in the car and milk in the fridge and food on the table when you need it most. Even after twenty-three years Delores is not going to change her mind about working. She takes pride in her work and she cares about her customer’s. “I tell everyone I’m a Waitress and I’m proud.” (Working in America, pg. 48) In the Delores Dante reading she talks about how proud she is of her work even if she is only a waitress. I think that’s one of the things missing in today’s society. People just don’t take pride in their work anymore. Especially when they are a server. Many server’s now are teenagers and or college students paying their way through college. Rarely can do you find a server who actually TRULY cares about their job. They believe this is just a temporary job on the way to their real job. Yes, sure it may be temporary but that doesn’t mean you can just mess