You?ve got fifty starving people out there, lying scattered on the battlefield, so get out there and feed them! Forget that you will have to do this again tomorrow, forget that you will have to be alert enough to dodge the drunks on the drive home tonight, just burn, burn, burn!? If we are not willing to do this kind of job we better stay in school and try our best! (Ehrenreich 319)
             In the article Serving in Florida,? Barbara Ehrenreich begins her research close to home in Key West, Florida; she meets Gail, Ellen, and George, (labeled aslow-wage workers?) unfortunately they face many barriers in their life but with hard work and a good education they too can overcome their situation like Trung Dung did. People like them have two to three jobs and still do not earn enough money to support themselves; they also bear a number of additional hidden costs such as health care and rent deposits. These jobs are one of the hardest since you do a lot and get paid a little.The break room summarizes the whole situation: there is none, because there are no breaks at Jerry's. For six to eight hours in a row you never sit except to pee.? (Ehrenreich 318) Most of them experience humiliation, disrespect, and indignities as managers control workers by having them spend time on unnecessary tasks, not allowing them to talk to each other, and not trusting them within the workplace. However, the major obstacle they face is not being able to escape their financial life.
             Gail is a waitress at Hearthside restaurant that faces many barriers for not going to school. She is a very nice person and is always there trying to help others.I tell Gail I'm going to quit, and she hugs me and says she might just follow me to Jerry's herself.? One of the greatest barriers that Gail faces is not being able to have a decent place to live in, she wonders around like a nomad. That is because the money she gets paid is not enough to hav...