Nickel-and Dimed/The cocktail Waitress

I enjoyed reading both of these stories. I feel that "Nickel-and-Dimed" story really tells how it is. I liked how the author experiences it all instead of just thinking what it would be like. With a low-wage job in today's world, it is hard to surive with the needs that are essentail. The standards on living in American is so high, and will prolly continue to rise. In "The Cocktail Waitress" I feel they make a good point on how you repond to people differently, by knowing what they're about. Once your around people for a period of time, you don't look at them as just people, but family. I could relate to this, since i had the same job for 4 years.