Tony Savino/Corbis via Getty Images By Shamira Ibrahim ·September 6, 2021 Published · September 3, 2021 Updated
On any given day, Deatric Edie is at one of her three jobs managing fast-food establishments. A 42-year-old mother of four, she has been working in the service industry since she was 16—starting at Papa John’s and later adding McDonald’s and Wendy’s to her work day. The routine seems unfathomable. But with salaries, respectively, of nearly $10, $8.65
