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"But the point [of maid services] apparently, is not to clean so much as to create the appearance of having been cleaned, not to sanitize but to create a kind of stage setting for family life." (Ehrenreich 2001, 76) This book is sad but fascinating at the same time.
— Jun 10, 2014 08:35PM
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"...employers are not required to pay 'tipped employees', such as restaurant servers, more than $2.13 an hour in direct wages. However, if the sum of tips plus $2.13 an hour falls below the minimum wage, or $5.15 an hour, the employer is required to make up the difference. This fact was not mentioned by managers...at either of the restaurants where I worked." (Ehrenreich 2001,16) That is ridiculous and sad D:
— Jun 10, 2014 07:36PM
