Barbara Ehrenreich Lower Class Jobs
Matthew Crawford and Barbara Ehrenreich both obtained a higher education; Crawford with a PhD in political philosophy and Ehrenreich in biology. The two are very educated individuals who were now experiencing, "lower class jobs" yet they have very different attitudes toward the line of work that they pursue. Barbara enrolls in working at a restaurant named Jerry's, she tells the reader all about her horrid experience. She applied to work at a restaurant like Jerry's as an experiment, to see how others live, the brutal conditions they undergo. She speaks negatively about the job, expressing the terrifyingly horrible conditions employees face on the daily. While Barbara experiences a nightmare, Mathew Crawford dips into the line of mechanics,
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He speaks about his experience having known what its like to work both types of jobs. He simply prefers the 'hands on job' over his office job. He talks highly of 'hands on working job' and expresses his passion for the line of work. Although both Crawford and Ehrenreich both have a high degree of education, Crawford explains hands on work in a more positive attitude than Ehrenreich who talks negatively about her experience with a low class job.
Both writers' write on their 'hands on job' that they took part in, with contrasting experiences while on the job it drives different tones to be carried through the writers work. Ehrenreich had a unpleasant experience while working at the restaurant. Which results in Ehrenreich's writing to exude a negative attitude toward the work in the restaurant. The negativity is perceived through her personal experiences and her thoughts as an employee while working at Jerry's. Her interaction with the manager, customers, and other workers is rough. Stu, the manager, hisses "No eating!" Followed by, "Barbara, didn’t you see you’ve got another table out there? Come on, girl!" Trailed by, the thought "I'm going to quit" As a writer Ehrenreich pulls the harsh details from the experience at Jerry's and spills them onto the paper for the
He speaks about his experience having known what its like to work both types of jobs. He simply prefers the 'hands on job' over his office job. He talks highly of 'hands on working job' and expresses his passion for the line of work. Although both Crawford and Ehrenreich both have a high degree of education, Crawford explains hands on work in a more positive attitude than Ehrenreich who talks negatively about her experience with a low class job.
Both writers' write on their 'hands on job' that they took part in, with contrasting experiences while on the job it drives different tones to be carried through the writers work. Ehrenreich had a unpleasant experience while working at the restaurant. Which results in Ehrenreich's writing to exude a negative attitude toward the work in the restaurant. The negativity is perceived through her personal experiences and her thoughts as an employee while working at Jerry's. Her interaction with the manager, customers, and other workers is rough. Stu, the manager, hisses "No eating!" Followed by, "Barbara, didn’t you see you’ve got another table out there? Come on, girl!" Trailed by, the thought "I'm going to quit" As a writer Ehrenreich pulls the harsh details from the experience at Jerry's and spills them onto the paper for the