O livro deixa claro. Capítulo 5:
At the time he wrote these words, he was holding down a full-time job, flipping Quarter Pounders at a McDonald’s on the main drag, commuting to work on a bicycle. Outwardly, he was living a surprisingly conventional existence, even going so far as to open a savings account at a local bank.
Curiously, when McCandless applied for the McDonald’s job, he presented himself as Chris McCandless, not as Alex, and gave his employers his real Social Security number. It was an uncharacteristic break from his cover that might easily have alerted his parents to his whereabouts—although the lapse proved to be of no consequence because the private investigator hired by Walt and Billie never caught the slip.
O Assistente de Gerente e Lori dizem que ele era um bom trabalhador, e eles estavam basicamente com poucos funcionários.
Lori: "He was reliable, though, a body that showed up every day, so they didn’t dare fire him. They only paid $4.25 (four twenty-five) an hour, and with all the casinos right across the river starting people at $6.25 (six twenty-five), well, it was hard to keep bodies behind the counter.
Considerando que este é um país rural pré-11 de setembro com uma pequena lanchonete de fast food, eu não espero que eles dêem muito problema para um cozinheiro não ter identificação, contanto que a informação chegue. Não é como se tivessem o E-Verify para fins de SSA ou IRS. Também não é necessário ter ou usar o cartão de segurança social atual para um trabalho (Formulário I- 9 regras).
O script acabou de passar por cima , já que ele não menciona o real social em tudo.
