Chris Pfaff, EZ Mart. By Ann Claire Johnson

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark .— Chris Pfaff, 38 years old, is a clerk at the EZ Mart in the Shell gas station on Martin Luther King Blvd. Pfaff is working but he is currently homeless. He grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Arkansas after dropping out of high school his...

Cathy Lee, Chuck E. Cheese. By Mary Kerr Winters

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Wearing a fiery red lanyard with “Manager” boldly written in white, Cathy Lee, 23, expresses her pride and contentment with her managerial position at Chuck E. Cheese while getting paid only $11 an hour. Lee is originally from...

Sherrod Bryan, Zaxby’s. By Aubry Tucker

Fayetteville, AR–Sherrod Bryan, 22 is an Assistant Manager at Zaxby’s and said he, “has never had a bad customer.” Bryan shares a living space with not only his fiance, but also his sister and her girlfriend. He makes $11.50 an hour and has been a member of the...

Courtney Boyd, McDonalds. By Ann Johnson

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Courtney Boyd, an 18-year-old manager of the McDonalds on Martin Luther King Boulevard, works eight to ten hour shifts in order to make her dream of finishing culinary school come true. “I love cooking and being around food. That is one...

Lisa Terry, Waffle House. By Katie Serrano

As Lisa Terry serves hot coffee, eggs and sausage to customers at a nearly empty Waffle House in Fayetteville, she knows the tips she recieves from those orders will go towards rent, food and feeding her cats. For Terry, 23, and her husband, their annual income is...