Nickel And Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
The book is a firsthand journalistic account of the author's experiment to survive on minimum wage jobs in America. She gives up her middle-class life to understand the reality of low-wage workers, working as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing home aide, and a retail chain employee. The book reveals the harsh and often overlooked conditions of the working poor, highlighting the struggle to afford even basic necessities, the lack of job security, and the physical toll of such work.
The 2070th greatest book of all time
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This book is on the following lists:
- 13th on The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian)
- 60th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- The Best Books of the 2000s (The Onion AV Club)
- Books of the Decade (The Guardian)
- 100 Major Works of Modern Creative Nonfiction (ThoughtCo)