Post 4.

I think Levine's poem was interesting. His poem obviously relates to the texts we're reading because it is about work. It's also related because it's about being in a position where you feel subordinate to a person. You're put into situations where you feel inferior to people who 9 times out of 10 aren't smarter than you or better than you. In his poem Levine talks about being made to stand out in the rain for 2 hours as a test for the applicants. If they leave they didn't want the job bad enough or the employer wouldn't have wanted an employee who would just give up easily. Even with Ehrenriech's book she's put into situations where she's meant to feel inferior to a person. I read the chapter when she cleans houses and there's a certain way you're supposed to scrub the floors on your hands and knees that make you feel below a person. Also in Turkel's book he mentions how the model has to wait around until her agency finds a job for her and she's expected to drop everything and rush to the booking. In all these situations these people are put in a caste below other people.

I know at AE they'll sometimes test applicants to see how badly they want a job. When someone comes in with an application we'll have them wait while the manager is "busy". If they leave or continue to ask if the manager is available they won't even get their application screened. I know it sometimes gives you this feeling of power when you can deny a person or help a person get a job. I know if an applicant continues to be impatient and asks over and over when the manager is coming I'll let the manager know and they'll say "I guess this person can't wait and they don't want a job" or something along those lines. In hindsight it isn't a good or nice thing to do, but at the time it makes you feel better than the person. hich is a horrible thing to feel.

In Levine's poem I think he told us that work is a pain. It can make you feel horrible and worthless. It stresses you out and makes you think or feel things you wouldn't normally feel. You begin to rethink things that are completely unrelated to your job. He begins to talk about his brother and feels resentful towards his brother because of the music he sings and his going to school. I'm sure if he wasn't standing on that line he wouldn't feel that way. Work is a very odd entity. We must do it, but alot of the time its the last thing we want to do.