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1. She went to school to get a not very competitive degree (journalism?) and unfortunately took out loans to pay for it. It seems she couldn't pay it back, beca
by Maro 12y ago
1. She went to school to get a not very competitive degree (journalism?) and unfortunately took out loans to pay for it. It seems she couldn't pay it back, because later she says "my credit is wrecked".
2. It turns out she and her combination of a degree is useless, because she ended up working at Amazon packing boxes.
3. She hated her job, so she ended up quiting. Good!
4. I respect that even after it's not her problem, she stands up against poor working conditions at Amazon by writing articles.
5. It's unclear why she can't find a job after Amazon, or why she is homeless. She writes: "I’ve applied for many jobs, and any prospective employer that runs a Google search of my name can see my discontent with my last employer." But that's bogus, I think many employers outside the tech sector will not Google you.
6. The ending of the article really falls apart for me. She says "I learned to live without money and without a home ... I know how to live outside. I refuse to live within oppressive walls." But then she says "I need cash and an opportunity. Anything!", and later "I became a capitalist."
The takeaway of the article for me is that there are probably issues around Amazon's working conditions and that the writer of this article has made some bad decisions that she needs to work out and stop blaming Amazon and whoever else.
- ahomescu1 12y ago> It seems she couldn't pay it back, because later she says "my credit is wrecked". Earlier in the article she says "I cashed in on my excellent credit, took out cards, and used them to pay rent and buy food because it would be six months before I could receive my first unemployment compensation check."