"Nickel and Dimed" Grade: 95% This is a response paper to the book "Nickel and Dimed" Writtne in 1st person. Uses details from the book, and examples. Also uses real life examples.
Nickel and Dimed
After reading the book Nickel and Dimed I have come to realize how much work low wage workers actually do. I have worked in a fast food restaurant only once and it was hard work but I did not get a major feel for the field because I was not there for very long. Barbara Ehrenreich did a good job as far as showing people, or telling people how it is to work in the low wage field but it was hard for me to get a real perception of everything because I knew in the back of my mind that she was not really a low wage worker. I do not understand why a wealthy woman would want to go out into the world and pretend to be a woman in poverty, but by doing this I think that she made many people realize how much low wage workers work and what they do for so many people.
I have never lived in poverty but I have also never lived a considerably wealthy life. From reading this book, my perceptions of poverty and prosperity have pretty much stayed the same. Many times I associate fast food workers with poverty, or when I see an elderly woman working at WalMart I also associate that with poverty. I cannot recall a time that I ever thought that the sixty year old checker at WalMart could possibly be rich. As horrible as it may sound, I usually, unconsciously think that anyone that works in any low wage job must be in some state of poverty. I do appreciate what these people do for society, but at the same time, I am not going to feel sorry for these people either. I do not think that low wage workers should in any way be disrespected but at the same time, as much as people will argue this point, everyone has a choice in what they do with their life. Low wage jobs are a pain in the butt and they are not always fair and they are hard, but someone has got to do it. I believe that if someone does not want to live that lifestyle, they do not have to. I would not say this if I did not have proof from personal experience. My mom never went to college and because of that if she
After reading the book Nickel and Dimed I have come to realize how much work low wage workers actually do. I have worked in a fast food restaurant only once and it was hard work but I did not get a major feel for the field because I was not there for very long. Barbara Ehrenreich did a good job as far as showing people, or telling people how it is to work in the low wage field but it was hard for me to get a real perception of everything because I knew in the back of my mind that she was not really a low wage worker. I do not understand why a wealthy woman would want to go out into the world and pretend to be a woman in poverty, but by doing this I think that she made many people realize how much low wage workers work and what they do for so many people.
I have never lived in poverty but I have also never lived a considerably wealthy life. From reading this book, my perceptions of poverty and prosperity have pretty much stayed the same. Many times I associate fast food workers with poverty, or when I see an elderly woman working at WalMart I also associate that with poverty. I cannot recall a time that I ever thought that the sixty year old checker at WalMart could possibly be rich. As horrible as it may sound, I usually, unconsciously think that anyone that works in any low wage job must be in some state of poverty. I do appreciate what these people do for society, but at the same time, I am not going to feel sorry for these people either. I do not think that low wage workers should in any way be disrespected but at the same time, as much as people will argue this point, everyone has a choice in what they do with their life. Low wage jobs are a pain in the butt and they are not always fair and they are hard, but someone has got to do it. I believe that if someone does not want to live that lifestyle, they do not have to. I would not say this if I did not have proof from personal experience. My mom never went to college and because of that if she