Nickel and Dimed Evaluation

Question 1

Why does Barbara give herself a round of applause?

Answer 1

she accomplished all the jobs she tried very satisfactory.

Question 2

What does she realize about all jobs?

Answer 2

all perfect some sort of skill.

Question 3

What were some of her “Moments of Glory”?

Answer 3

She was able to feed the whole alzheimer ward, help other maids if she finished her tasks quickly, and possibly continue to work a year or two at Walmart.

Question 4

What was the tricky part of being good to work with at such a labor level?

Answer 4

she had to be fast but thorough but not so thorough that she angered her fellow co workers.

Question 5

What is barbara proud of?

Answer 5

that she never collapsed from exhaustion.

Question 6

What rating does she giver herself as a worker?

Answer 6

a B or B+

Question 7

How did she do at life in general while working?

Answer 7

she spent her money conservatively, and even kept food down to a minimum.

Question 8

How much money did she have left over from Key West?

Answer 8

22$

Question 9

Where was she most successful in balancing money?

Answer 9

Portland

Question 10

What does she reveal about Minnesota?

Answer 10

she was defeated

Question 11

What does she say the relation is between wages and rents?

Answer 11

Wages are too low for the high rents

Question 12

What is wrong with the location of the employees compared to their jobs?

Answer 12

they are too far away

Question 13

What did people base poverty off of?

Answer 13

the need for food

Question 14

What would economists say to Barbara when she would call complaining about wages?

Answer 14

they would say that wages were going up.

Question 15

How did the Maid’s owner cover up his lack of increasing wages?

Answer 15

he said that their hours make up for the wages.

Question 16

What will companies offer their workers instead of pay raises?

Answer 16

food and shelter benefits

Question 17

What is one thing employers can always count on?

Answer 17

people talking about the money they get from their place of business

Question 18

What do companies not what employees to do?

Answer 18

compare wages with different companies and positions.

Question 19

What surprosed Barbara the most aboiut the work force?

Answer 19

they gave up their self-respect

Question 20

What was Barbara’s least favorite part about the way applicants got jobs?

Answer 20

the pee test where people would have to pee in a cup in the presence of an aid.

Question 21

How many workers are fired for being a part of a Union per year?

Answer 21

10,000

Question 22

How do people relate to animals in reference to being called a “low wage worker”?

Answer 22

People react horribly to being referred to as “low wage worker” because this means that they are at the bottom of the food chain. Similarly, animals tend to suffer periods of depression if they are not doing well in their group. Some even do not fight in self defense.

Question 23

What did Barbara realize about the generalization abvout low wage workers?

Answer 23

none of them were drug addicts or theives.

Question 24

What has she come to the conclusion of about wages?

Answer 24

people need to make more than what they are now.

Question 25

What is the working living wage that economists figured?

Answer 25

14$ an hour for an adult and two children.

Question 26

How much percent of people are not getting the needed 14$ an hour?

Answer 26

60%

Question 27

How does Barbara believe we should see the pverty of people?

Answer 27

as a state of emergency.

Question 28

How does she feel now that she is back?

Answer 28

she feels like her needs are being met without her lifting a finger.

Question 29

Why do people over look poverty?

Answer 29

they see it as lazy people who are unwilling to get a real job.