Ehrenreich more than once in this piece compares the hardships of blue collar and white collar workers, she believes that while blue-collar unemployment is a generally a common occurrence, and not much to worry about, the recent unemployment rates of white-collars is a major cause for concern. On page 261 of They say, I Say Ehrenreich states, “while blue-collar unemployment has become numbingly routine, white-collar unemployment--and the poverty that often results--remains a rude finger to the American dream.” The point Ehrenreich is making here is that the decision for one to attend college and earn a degree no long correlates to job security, which goes completely against the belief that in America you can do what ever you want if you work hard
Ehrenreich more than once in this piece compares the hardships of blue collar and white collar workers, she believes that while blue-collar unemployment is a generally a common occurrence, and not much to worry about, the recent unemployment rates of white-collars is a major cause for concern. On page 261 of They say, I Say Ehrenreich states, “while blue-collar unemployment has become numbingly routine, white-collar unemployment--and the poverty that often results--remains a rude finger to the American dream.” The point Ehrenreich is making here is that the decision for one to attend college and earn a degree no long correlates to job security, which goes completely against the belief that in America you can do what ever you want if you work hard