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And dimed7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() You might expect a bit of grumbling, some signs here and there of unrest- graffiti on the hortatory posters in the break room, muffled guffaws during our associate meetings but I can detect none of that. The cook at the Radio Grill has two other jobs. Doesn’t she get awfully tired? Nah, it’s what she’s always done. I sit with Lynne in the break room one night and find out this is only a part-time job for her-six hours a day-with the other eight hours spent at a factory for $9 an hour. With competence comes a new impatience: Why does anybody put up with the wages we’re paid? True, most of my fellow workers are better cushioned than I am they live with spouses or grown children or they have other jobs in addition to this one. Why not? Low pay is a big part of the story, but it’s the demand for conformity that really rubs her the wrong way: As you might expect, Barbara Ehrenreich didn’t like working at Wal-Mart. ![]()
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