Ehrenreich has two main problems with restaurant work. The first is management and the second is the amount of money he makes. Management is seen as the enemy of employees; creation of new staff rules and endless accusations about employee behavior. Restaurant employee salaries make it difficult to secure housing, prescription drugs and any unexpected expenses. “Serving in Florida” written by Barbara Ehrenreich is a summary of her time in the restaurant industry. Management keeps Ehrenreich and other employees under surveillance. They monitor employee behaviors for signs of theft, drug use, slowness or anything of worse concern. Managers and assistant managers are what some employees consider “class enemies.” Most of the managers are former chefs or employees who have gone over to the other side. Ehrenreich sees those former chefs as “corporate and not human.” The assistant manager is paid only about $400 a week and follows the directions of a company that exists far away from the actual location of the restaurant. Management's sole job is to ensure that money is earned and not to reduce employee time. “You give, you give, and they take,” Ehrenreich informs Gail, another employee. Gail vows to never work in management again because of this. Management can sit for hours whenever they want. However, it is management's job to ensure that no one else sits down. Employees keep busy because the manager on duty won't assign them additional tasks like having to vacuum the entire floor with a broken vacuum cleaner. To avoid having to vacuum the entire floor, they keep... middle of paper... incense: if the employee cannot pay two months' rent, he will not be able to have an apartment. Creating the possibility of having to pay for a room within the week. The room might include a heating pad if the employee is lucky. The other problem that employees face is that if they don't have money for healthcare, they will be left without treatment or prescription drugs. The employee is given the opportunity to join the company health plan after three months; however, the application forms are declared lost, so the employee has to start the paperwork all over again. Ehrenreich evaluates his situation by working in a restaurant without waiting for a payday. Tips usually cover the cost of meals, gas and give her a bit of savings. However, there are times when tips are as low as $20. The average employee wage is $5.15 an hour plus tips shared with servers and bartenders.