In Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism, Robbins identifies distinctive workforce traits including segmentation and resistance. Nickel and Dimed serves as a supplement to aid in the explanation of these traits through Ehrenreich's experiences living for a short time as a minimum wage worker. In describing the segmentation of the workforce, Ehrenreich notes the total dehumanization that occurs daily towards those who are considered unskilled workers, hiring employees and women. Resistance to change within the workforce is also documented. Nickel and Dimed shows the ways in which the ambition to move into a higher working class is thwarted and made systematically difficult, producing a market that benefits by essentially causing subjugation and hardship for low-wage workers. Robbins writes about segmentation within social classes by businesses to target individuals in the market and increase profits (Robbins 22). The same type of stratification is prevalent within the workforce. This typology, however, is used to maintain a large underclass and has enormous consequences for those who are victims of such segregation. A theme shown by Nickel and Dimed is the lack of humanism within the workforce. Ehrenreich is very good at highlighting the fact that this helps in worker segmentation. She makes it very clear that there is a stark difference between how low-wage workers and others experience employment. One thing that is used to perpetuate this divide in the United States are terms like “unskilled workers.” Ehrenreich points out that there really is no such thing as an unskilled worker. She notes that every single job she got into required her to keep…half of paper…clothes and emergencies. When laid out so clearly, it's easy to understand why people get stuck. If you are never stable in these fundamental aspects, it is almost impossible to acquire the skills, time and resources necessary to obtain a higher paying job. From the examples presented above, it can be concluded that, as a culture, the workforce is quite oppressive. Its success depends on the failure of people. It depends on citizens' lack of ability to overcome circumstances and move up in socioeconomic class. That's not to say that the workforce isn't incredibly dependent on well-paid jobs as CEOs or managers of companies. However, it seems to perpetuate and promote a lack of humanism, as documented in Nickel and Dimed. A system in which people find themselves stuck and therefore face discrimination, dehumanizing practices and a lack of adequate pay.