Serving in Florida by Peyton Wyant https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq Peyton Wyant and Harper Saxon en-us 2020-10-08 16:01:56 UTC 2026-03-15 06:02:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Sub Point 1 21582161 https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814420548 In paragraph 6, Ehrenreich describes the taxing and detrimental physical toll that her jobs had on her. For example,  she noted the culture of turning to pain relieving substances among her coworkers. These workers were on their feet many hours a day, dealing with physically uncomfortable conditions. Therefore, pain relievers were an easy way out of feeling all the strain that the work day brought them. The influence the impoverished conditions had on the well being of their bodies was damaging.]]> 2020-10-08 16:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814420548 The grotesque conditions that service workers, and low-income workers as a whole, endure day to day negatively impacts both their physical and psychological well-being, and exposes how difficult it is to escape poverty in America. 2052898 https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814427171 Paragraphs 13, 6, 10, ]]> 2020-10-08 16:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814427171 Sub Point 2 2052898 https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814441388 In paragraph 10, Ehrenreich describes the emotional and social toll of poverty. She says that the only recreation her coworkers partake in "...is partying, which requires little more than some beer, a joint, and a few close friends" (paragraph 10). This is mostly due to the fact that it's all they can afford. The quote highlights the social and eventual physical toll of these habits. The continuous mention of smoking and drinking highlights these habits as being their escape from their unflattering reality. They have resided themselves to this fate of a detrimental cycle of drinking and smoking, just to escape their life in poverty. This is a demoralizing reality for many low-wage workers.]]> 2020-10-08 16:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814441388 Sub point 3 21582161 https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814487021 Ehrenreich and other public service workers alike, all went through burdensome injuries and health problems because of their jobs. For example,  one of her coworkers Lucy "limp[ed] toward the end of the shift" due to an injury she acquired from over work. Moreover, the workers were not offered health care to aid their injuries and problems. This exemplifies how public service workers give more than they get in return. They work toward a better environment in their work place, but don't get protection in return. 
Paragraph 10. ]]> 2020-10-08 16:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814487021 Sub Point 4 2052898 https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814505382 In Paragraph 13, the author describes the menial wages that the workers are expected to live on. They spend their lives going from job to job just to stay alive. They literally work their lives away and are still unable to escape poverty in America. Even with tips, Ehrenreich says they make roughly $7.50 an hour. This is absurdly low given the excruciating conditions they work in, and highlights the economic inequalities in our country. ]]> 2020-10-08 16:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2052898/zh9rajizlnwmzswq/wish/814505382