I'm a bad student - way behind on my self imposed assignment of writing a little book report whenever I finish a book.

The last book I read was Bait and Switch from Barbara Ehrenreich. I had read the related Nickel and Dimed a few years ago where Barbara takes on three low-wage jobs and explains how horrible they are. Bait and Switch is the same concept, except that she attempts to get a white-collar job.

Bait and Switch is a great read. Barbara comically describes her adventures through unemployment while maintaining an underlying criticism of corporate culture in the US. We have an assumption in this country that compentent hard-working people will be able to find steady (ie salaried) jobs. In reality, there are certain resume red-flags that are nearly impossible to overcome.