GREAT NOVELS OPEN MINDS

Recently I was introduced to a great novel by the title of "RIVETHEAD" by Ben Hamper. If you are a normal everday blue collar worker you will be able to relate to Ben Hamper wether you have worked on an assembly line or not. This story is about a guy who never knew he was really a great writer! This book is so amazing! I don't want to spoil it. This is a true story boys and girls! A man grows up not wanting to work in a GM factory like his father, but circumstances lead him to the same and only option of work. Latter he finds himself writing for a paper called the flint voice discussing issues he and others have with the shop.

I really enjoyed this book. It made me laugh, cry, and very angry with the way things just are. Big bosses on top of totem pole, little people hit bottom, Big people get big bucks/Bonuses and the small people get an extra day off, or a commemorative mug, or cheap pin. I believe if American was really free, it would be balenced. We would all get our fair share. Why should someone who sits in an office all day get paid more then a factory, or fast food worker? What types of scrutiny does the employee have to deal with? What do the big overhead managers deal with, how doe these relate? If you look at it from my stance point the average employee on the bottom earns the money for the company, while those on top are the only ones to benifit from it. You make them the money and in return have to meet higher standards, as well as double the amount of money you made in the past. It is understandablet that the bigger profit you make, you'd like to exceed this, because their is always room for improvement, but look at who has to make the sacrifices, those earning a smaller wage, those who are trying to make ends meet, and that is the sad fact folks. We in turn have to work twice as hard to earn the same wage, and some of use without benifits. The only postive thing about being a factory work is that you do get benifits, but you still pay a price. Just read this book, and you'll have a better understanding of why.