On the clock : what low-wage work did to me and how it drives America insane /

A college-educated young professional details the grueling realities of hourly labor for the fastest-growing segment of the American workforce while outlining strategies for more humane employment practices.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Guendelsberger, Emily (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Guendelsberger, Emily. Working class > United States. Unskilled labor > United States. Minimum wage > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations. Minimum wage. Unskilled labor. Working class. United States.

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