Alan in accounting just got laid off, is trying not to burn through his savings by working part-time at Starbucks. He’s too embarassed to tell anyone, and prays his friends go across the street and down one block for their Frappucinos.
Val, former VP of Marketing, victim of a lowdownsizing, is slumming at Whole Foods. In produce. Ugh.
Tiffany kissed her Nordstrom job (and discount, dammit) goodbye and may have to work at her dad’s architechture firm.
But hey, it’s what you do to get through tough, frightening times.
Estrella scrubs hotel room toilets in the morning, then waits tables in the evening. Akira washes cars, paints houses and does gardening for several households. They’ve been working multiple jobs – boring, hard and mindless – for years. It’s what you do when you’re fighting for a better life.
I gotta ask: Is this a White Recession?
