Search - Bait and Switch : The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

The author gives a grim view of what is like to be educated but unemployed. She makes some interesting points but does not really offer any solutions. This book inspired me (along with some other things) to start my own business!

An excellent book that covers the plight of (through no fault of their own)unemployed and under-employed white-collar middle class victims of U. S. corporate greed and callous out-sourcing/off-shoring.

"By eliminating other peoples jobs, top management can raise its' own income."

This greed has been illustrated over and over during the past ten years with examples like the Andreas' family at ADM, Lay and Skilling at Enron, and Ebbers at WorldCom.

Ehrenreich provides an excellent summation in the last chapter (Conclusion) of the book.

An amusing look into just how hard it is to get a job if you're one of the middle class and are suddenly laid off. But didn't provide the kind of in-depth socieconomic analysis I was expecting that both the title, the jacket, and the author's reputation (or so I thought) would bring