MAID - Motherhood and the Now-of-work for so many of us
Stephanie Land has been among the 40,000,000 Americans who rely on SNAP to strive to feed their family. She navigated cleaning houses, 7 govt support programs, abusive relationships. She powered through days with hard work and kept her heart focused on the stars with love for her daughter and determination for a brighter future. And she triumphed! Through online and night classes she became a great writer. And as of 2019 a best selling author!
I just read her book this weekend and am a better person for it. Suggest you check it out via Amazon link below - or the nearest library if that works better for you. I find Stephanie's work to be both enlightening and inspirational. I hope we all make Jobcase realize its potential to be the platform to manage your worklife, to navigate to a better tomorrow. To make things easier in managing the future of work and the now-of-work. We all can use some help, no matter what your situation. Stephanie's story is harder than most but certainly not unique. Her triumph feels unique though. We need to make triumphing less unique. For everyone.
Thanks for inspiring Stephanie!
onwards & upwards,
Wow Stephanie's story really goes to show you how far hard work, perseverance, and determination can you no matter what background you come from. Thank you for sharing, and I will be sure to add this book to my reading list
Barbara Ehrenreich (who wrote the forward to Maid) has an outstanding book called Nickel and Dimed from 1998 that's a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the challenges workers in the US face.
A more current take is James Bloodworth's Hired who undertook a similar project in 2018 in the UK, navigating gig and temp work.