In Barbara Ehrenriech's book, Nickel and Dimed, Barbara takes on many jobs that require some sort of skill. She worked as a waitress for a restaurant called the Hearthside, she also worked as a maid for a company called The Maids, and she worked for Wal-Mart in the woman's department. All these jobs required some type of skill such as people skills, organization skills, math skills, memorization skills, and some time managing skills. <…showed first 75 words of 644 total…

…showed last 75 words of 644 total…out sales tax and percentages on the discounts. All these skills helped her be the good employee that she was. <Tab/>All these jobs need people skills, organization skills, memorization skills, math skills, and some time managing skills. Barbara needed these skills in able to keep the job and work as an effective employee. She might not have had these skills when she started, but she sure does have them now.