Nickel And Dimed: Occupations Barbara Ehrenreich provides proof in "Nickel and Dimed" that she is an exceptional author with this book. It's gripping and compelling, there's no doubt about that. But sometimes it is difficult to switch from one side to the other due to the attitude of the authors. Its key point is to bring concentration to the detriment of those who have no work, but it manages to be offensive and divisive at the same time. While he pledges to attack our industrial system, he fails to realize that the resistance of the upper classes appears to be what motivates the poor, rather than what discourages them. It blames capitalism for the world's injustices, rather than simple mismanagement techniques. It should be demonstrated that a company would benefit from a union and it will demonstrate to everyone that it will be able to promote even better thanks to dignified and sensitive management decisions. The most annoying thing is that she is constantly negative about everything, even the positive experiences she has. When one of her colleagues offers permission to move in with her and her family, Ehrenreich not only rejects the proposal, but continues to mockingly describe it as an "angel-touched moment." Must he still drool with irony when he writes about an authentically typical act? He condemns "visible Christians," every organization, yuppies, anyone who hires and subsequently exploits maids, welfare reform, and still stings people who study John Grisham. Is there anyone she likes? His logic is also problematic. He begins his research to see if the functioning poor engage in some financial resistance tactics that the middle class is unaware of, and ultimately decides that no, they don't, as if admitting that this would mean that the poor are evil spirits. . ..... half of the paper ...... yes (or no) in low-wage jobs in the United States. To achieve this goal, he spent several months finding and operating low-wage jobs while living within the budgets those jobs allowed. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805063889/102-7245049-5615318?vi=glance) References Kathy Quinn, Barbara Ehrenreich on Nickel and Dimed, http://www. dsausa.org/lowwage/Documents/Ehrenreich.html Scott Rappaport, "Nickel and Dimed" author Barbara Ehrenreich will speak, http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/02-03/01-27/lecture.html Spotlight Reviews, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805063889/102-7245049-5615318?vi=glance The Connection, http://archives.theconnection.org/archive/2001 /06 /0625a.shtml The Labor Lawyer, www.bnabooks.com/ababna/laborlawyer/18.2.pdf Nickel and Dimed: How (Not) to Get Away in Americam www.growinglifestyle.com/prod/0805063889.html