Barbara Ehrenreich essay "Serving in Florida" is by far my favorite reading for this class thus far. As someone who works in fast food I can appreciate the situation presented in this work. The long hours, the low pay, and the soul crushing atmosphere are enough to make you want to scream.
Ehenreich's vivid use of detail to describe the situations she had to deal with really helped me to sympathize with anyone in that type of situation. Even though my job may not be as bad as those described I can understand the how much serving and cleaning up after unappreciative customers, and employers can make you consider other options.
The cathesis felt by Ehenreich when she walked out of Jerry's is something that I can only envy. Though leaving such a situation may make you feel better in the short term, you are often left wondering what will happen because of the loose strings you left behind.
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15 years ago
I agree with you. It would be great to make a scene and storm out of work one day but most of us real people can't do that. Unlike Barbara we would have to deal with the consequenses.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you call food service "soul crushing".
ReplyDeleteFood service is definitely just that, no one seems to appreciate how hard you work for how little pay. More people complain when the service provided doesn't quiet reach some unobtainable perfection then compliment you for a job well done.