Barbara Ehrenreich's Story Summary

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Barbara Ehrenreich decided to go to Minnesota. She went to Twin Cities area to stay at a friend’s apartment for free charge while they are out of town. The next day she went job searching but made up in her mind that she did not want to do waitresses, housecleaning, or nursing homes. Barbara put in an application at Wal Mart. She lied and said she was a divorced homemaker reentering the workforce. Roberta offer her a job at Wal Mart. She also applied at Menards housewares store. She was required to take a personality test first and after Paul review her test, he sign her to plumbing. She had orientation for Wal Mart and Menards. Menards was so devastating in the plumbing part and at Wal Mart she felt as she can barely keep up with all the information.

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