Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked off their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his uncle's farm and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life - Hopefully. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>.
Underemployment - Definition and Examples. What does it mean to be underemployed? Underemployment refers to people who are working in a lower capacity than they are qualified for, including in a lower-paid job or for fewer hours than they would like to work. It is also a measure of the economy that describes how efficiently the labor force is using its skills, education and experience.
A related kind of underemployment refers to involuntary part-time workers. These are workers who could (and would like to) be working for the standard work-week (typically full-time employment means 40 hours per week in the United States) who can only find part-time work.  Overqualification  or overeducation, or the employment of workers with high education, skill levels, or experience in jobs that do not require such abilities. 2  For example, a trained medical doctor who works as a taxi driver would experience this type of underemployment.