Maid to Order

In the essay "Maid to Order" barbara Ehrenreich provided many examples and opinions that I had never even thought about until reading her essay. Being a maid herself, she can provide factual information. I thought that the idea of cleaning around the house as a reflection of a relationship was interesting. However, I do not think that the male in the relationship leaves dishes out for his female counterpart to clean as a way to show authority; I think that it has a lot to do with laziness and forgetfulness.  The maid service that claimed to "save marriages was a funny source, I thought. Ehrenreich introduced cleaning services later in the essay. I noticed that wages for maids of the service were paid very poorly. On page 65, I did not understand how the services partially paid the maids with public money. I never thought about how cleaning services never actually clean, they just provide the image of being clean. After reading this, I'm not sure that I will ever hire a maid service. I like my home clean!