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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009 :::
A positive review from a short-term Wal-Mart employee. He notes:The picture above is of me, finishing my shift at the world's largest retailer. How did I move from being a senior writer at Wired magazine to an entry-level position in a company that is reviled by almost all living journalists?
It started when I read Nickel and Dimed, in which Atlantic contributor Barbara Ehrenreich denounces the exploitation of minimum-wage workers in America. Somehow her book didn’t ring true to me, and I wondered to what extent a preconceived agenda might have biased her reporting. Hence my application for a job at the nearest Wal-Mart. I don't know whether this fellow brought biases of his own to the table, and I haven't read Ehrenreich's book (either the one he mentioned or her follow up, "Bait and Switch"), but I have read the suggestion, by someone who had read both of those books, that they should be given to poor unemployed people as examples of how to forestall any chance of success.
Link from Instapundit, who also links to his and his wife's podcast with someone else who tried an Ehrenreich-like "experiment" with better results.Labels: Wal-Mart
::: posted by Steven at 11:19 PM
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