2. During the author’s experiment, she experienced moments of glory. When she had her job as a maid, she would finish all her rooms and extra tasks early so she was able to help the older employees. Ehrenreich’s breakthrough was her job at Wal-Mart and also at Woodcrest. Woodcrest, Ehrenreich fed the patients with Alzheimer’s and cleaned the ward independently.
3. As most workers may become worn out and tired with working a minimum wage job, Ehrenreich is proud of her physical abilities. The author is in her fifties and managed not to suddenly become extremely worn out and collapse.
4. During the author’s experiment, she experienced essential traits. She …show more content…
One thing employers can always count on is “money taboo.” Money taboo is a term Ehrenreich presents to her audience, money taboo is where employers do not reveal their employers receive.
15. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 is an act that makes it illegal to punish workers for exposing their wages to anyone at all. However, some employees do continue to get punished, but it goes unnoticed. The action may go unnoticed until rooted out by lawsuits.
16. Ehrenreich found a disturbing fact that minimum wage workers face, an action in which even the author faced herself during her experiment. She reveals how low-wage workers often are “required to surrender one’s basic civil rights and self-respect”. The author establishes a connection when she recalls the time she experienced with her job as a waitress.
17. The author feels that drug test are a violation of the Fourth Amendment and a violation of privacy. She reveals how some drug test require an aide or technician to be present while the person pees in the cup. Ehrenreich believes “urination is a private act, therefore this test may appear embarrassing to