A Working Stiff's Manifesto
, by LEVISON, IAINNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780812967944 | 0812967941
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 4/8/2003
All Iain Levison really wants is a steady paycheck, cable television, and the possibility of a date on Saturday night. But after blowing $40,000 on an English degree, he can't find the first, can't afford the second, and can't even imagine what woman would consent to the third. So he embarks on a time-honored American tradition: scoring a few dead-end jobs until something better comes along. The problem is, it never does. A Working Stiff's Manifestois a laugh-out-loud memoir of one man's quest to stay afloat. From the North Carolina piedmont to the Alaskan waters, Levison's odyssey takes him on a cross-country tour of wage labor: gofer, oil deliveryman, mover, fish cutter, restaurant manager, cable thief, each job more mind-numbing than the last.A Working Stiff's Manifestowill resonate with anyone who has ever suffered a demeaning job, worn a name badge, or felt the tyranny of the time clock.