| Today, Jo Beth is gainfully employed a whopping four hours a day--all she feels she can handle. She makes $15 an hour, with no benefits. Even with that laid-back schedule, and an undemanding clerical job, Jo Beth often has difficulty performing her simple duties. She forgets where she filed what she just filed. She puts the address of one customer on the letter to another. She says "So nice to meet you!" to clients she has met repeatedly. Jo Beth's employer has had his own health problems, and so is very understanding. He double-checks what she does (and what he does) so that their customers get excellent service. Jo Beth also tries to double-check. When she's functioning well, Jo Beth can still be extremely productive and organized. It's really too bad about all the other times. |
Menopause, Alzheimers, or Autocide?
Where, today, Jo Beth copes with her own stupidity.
Where, today, Jo Beth copes with her own stupidity.
Study Questions:
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Every time Jo
Beth makes yet
another stupid
mistake, she
feels this big.
Beth makes yet
another stupid
mistake, she
feels this big.
It's hard to believe she used to
design software systems. She has
trouble now balancing a checkbook.
design software systems. She has
trouble now balancing a checkbook.
