Question

Sasha has a master's degree in writing, and currently works full-time as a 2nd grade classroom helper. she submits articles for the local paper on occasion, and gets paid only when the editor agrees to publish a submission. sasha would love to be a full-time reporter. the best way to describe sasha is to say she is ________________; the bureau of labor statistics would count sasha as ____________

Answer 1

Based on the scenario above, Sasha describes herself as what she say is that she is underemployed, whereas the bureaus of labor statsitics will likely classify Sasha as being employed.

-Underemployed is defined as having a worker to be underused to a job by which the individual’s skill is not used.

- Employed – it is defined as having to provide work to an individual and being able to pay them for their work and efforts