This chapter discusses a study about low wage work. This study was someone living as a person in poverty. The test subject had to conserve her financial reservoir while getting a job. The subject did secure a job, but at what cost? They had found a job and were able to find a cheap place to live. They had to sacrifice everything that comes with a living space to afford it. There were no fans, ac, heat, and no furniture. Most of the meals consisted of food from fast food value menus. The commute was terrible, at best it would take 45 minutes to get to work. The work environment was in terrible shape. The employees had to be on their feet for ridiculous hours while being observed by managers. If caught doing nothing the management gave them work that was even worse then what they had. The subject eventual took on two jobs since they couldn’t afford to live off one. This put even more stress on them has they had no time to eat. All-in-All it worked for a small amount of time before it became too much. The subject eventually walked out on one of her two jobs ending the study. This study was to show how hard it is to survive on low wage jobs. The subject was by herself, but some have child/families to take care off. This just shows how low wage jobs are not enough to make a living off of.
3/10/2019
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