“Mostly, in the restaurant business, [managers] are former cooks still capable of pinch-hitting in the kitchen, just as in hotels they are likely to be former clerks, and paid a salary of only about $400 a week. But everyone knows they have crossed over to the other side, which is, crudely put, corporate as opposed to human. Cooks want to prepare tasty meals, servers want to serve them graciously, but managers are there for only one reason--to make sure that money is made for some theoretical entity, the corporation, which exists far away in Chicago or New York, if a corporation can be said to have a physical existence at all.”
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Scholar and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the struggles of individuals attempting to survive on minimum wage jobs, providing an in-depth look at the economic realities of the working poor in America. more
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Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich is an American political figure born on August 26, 1941. She is known for her activities in labor movements, social justice, and gender equality. more
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