Analysis Of Nickle And Dimed By Barbara Ehrenreich

Imagine waking up and regretting going to work not because you don’t love your job, but because you are facing injustices at your workplace. When we apply for a job we expect to get hired and when we do, we are always nervous and anxious on our first day because we don 't know what to expect. In “Nickle and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich, she is an undercover journalist that explores the impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act on the working poor in the United Sates. Ehrenreich explores the process of applications and the difficulties of being a low-wage worker in and outside the workplace. The process of applications could be scary as well as humiliating, in some cases. Sometimes, the application process seems unfair, and the workplace and its

There are many injustices in the workforce, racism, gender inequality, and employees being replaced by new technology. Everyone has experienced discrimination in their workplace even if they are not aware of it. For example, when people apply for a job they might not know that the applications and its election process could involve racism. Barbara Ehrenreich, in "Nickle and Dimed" explores the process of applications and she implies that she is aware of ethnic differences when she says, "I possess certain traits that might be advantageous- I 'm white and… well spoken" (Ehrenreich 38). Ehrenreich expects to get the job because of her "advantageous trait" over any person of color that might be as adequate for the job or even more just because she is "white." Race seems to be significant when applying for a job and it 's even more significant than a criminal background. Ph.D. Gwen Sharp wrote about an experiment that Devah Pager conducted in which she indicated that "employers were more likely to call Whites with a criminal record (17% were offered an interview) than Blacks

Many face discriminations because of their race and gender. Some may not be aware of it, but it might be present when applying for a job and in their wages. People of color are more likely to either be unemployed, getting paid less, or being in a position that requires fewer skills. Many studies have proved that race can determine if an applicant will get the job or not. White males are more likely to get hired because they possess two advantages: being white and being a male. What triumphs these two traits is technology. Many big corporations have gotten rid of their human employees to replace them with machines that could do their jobs better while saving the employer more money. It 's approximated that by 2025, one-fourth of the jobs will be replaced by technology because digital utilization will be used more and more often. Employees have to deal with unfair treatment in their workplace. Not only that, but some face other difficulties outside of their jobs. Money, food, shelter, and health are at risk when having to handle their managers and obeying their rules. Sometimes managers interfere with their employee 's productivity by making them do "busy work" or undertake pointless tasks, making the employees ' working experience miserable or even the customers because some of them might be rude. The issues that need to be addressed more often are the ones that involve being replaced by technology in the workplace, sex