Low wage workers in America


Low wage workers and are how they're getting by in America

"Nickel and Dimed: Not Getting By In America" This article is about how low wage workers live and their daily life. The journalist Barbara Ehrenreich wanted to study and write about what it's like being a low wage worker in America. Barbara went to three different states in America and started working and experiencing what it's like first hand. Although she didn't reveal anything about herself that would make it seem suspicious. In each state the experience and results were all fairly similar, it was hard and demanding. Everything from the work to the accommodations she was staying in to how it affected her mentally and even the people she was working with.

After reading this article It made me more aware of the conditions some people are living in and how hard it is for them. These situations are not just happening to people in one place its all over America, not just America it can be found anywhere. I knew that there were people living as low wage workers but I didn't know what the situation for them was like and how they can overcome them. I didn't expect the journalist to go into different states and try living in such conditions so she could write about it. But now I have a new found respect for journalists who truly understand what they are writing about. Something else I have a respect for are the people who are in these situations. Now I know that it is externally difficult to get out of that demanding lifestyle and how hard it is to endure. 



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