240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805063899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt
Publication date: 08 May 2001
Description
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket t...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,264 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
challenging 29%
sad 25%
emotional 22%
funny 11%
tense 9%
inspiring 6%
dark 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 21%
Average rating
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Graphic
Body shaming, Fatphobia, ClassismModerate
Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Dementia, Religious bigotry
240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805063899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt
Publication date: 08 May 2001
Description
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket t...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,264 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
challenging 29%
sad 25%
emotional 22%
funny 11%
tense 9%
inspiring 6%
dark 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 21%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body shaming, Fatphobia, ClassismModerate
Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Dementia, Religious bigotry