244 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312626686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 02 August 2011
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 6,427 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 29%
challenging 27%
emotional 24%
tense 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 8%
dark 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
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slow 24%
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Graphic
Body shaming, Fatphobia, ClassismModerate
Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Dementia, Religious bigotry
244 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312626686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 02 August 2011
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 6,427 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 29%
challenging 27%
emotional 24%
tense 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 8%
dark 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 24%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body shaming, Fatphobia, ClassismModerate
Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Dementia, Religious bigotry