Barabara Ehrenreich's novel, Bait and Switch, describes the harship people face in the middle class word. In the first chunk (page 1-82), Barabara is figuring out her first steps in finding the perfect job for her. She decides that a job coach will aid her in her search. As she begins to research for coaches she finds some interesting facts about them. One job coach charges $4oo a month or $200 an hour for their services. The other coach, she has a meeting with, brings transparencies of information they want her to learn. One of the transparencies describes charaters in the Wizard of Oz and how they relate to individuals in the workforce. Then the coach tells her to take a test online, that cost $60, to see what the perfect job is for her. Barabara decides to take test but did not realize it would be a lot of questions! Even though all of these things sound strange this is what people go through to find well-paying jobs. Barabara thinks this process is important to some people in finding their perfect job.
Tone: Informative
Imagery: "...turned out to resemble Micahel Douglas...well tailored suit, emerald green silk ties, har slicked back to a curly fringe brushing against his collar."
Simile: "But in networking, as in prostitution, there is no time for fascination." page 62
Question: Why does Barabara feel she needs a job coach?
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I agree with you on how far people actually go in interviews just to look for their perfect jobs. Though I thought it was incredibly insane how much Ehrenreich had to pay for her coaches. I believe she met up with the coaches to feel the whole process and do everything that one of the white-collar society would go through just to get a job. I feel sorry for somet of the things people have to go through, though in order to find their ideal job, like how Ehrenreich had to sit with that one coach and go through the whole Wizard of Oz story. Although in the end i thought it was pretty neat how he tied in everything, just freaky to hear that happening.
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