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Search - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
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Nickel and Dimed On Getting by in America - Not Author: Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity. — Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised tha... more »
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Margaret M. (margaretlee) - TX reviewed Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America on + 51 more book reviews
Great tale of trying to survive on minimum wage, not to mention the "job hunt" that comes before that! Having worked in retail (with a Master's degree under my belt!) I appreciate some of what she went through, being treated like she was "less than" everyone else just because she had a job as a housekeeper or a clerk. Highly recommended!
Genres:
- History >> Americas >> United States >> General
- Nonfiction >> Current Events >> Poverty >> General