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Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain

Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain

Bloodworth, James

Paperback

Poverty & Social WorkSocial Movements

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1786490161
ISBN13: 9781786490162
Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
Cracking open the gig economy, journalist James Bloodworth spends six months undercover working the most grueling low-wage jobs. He lives on the meager proceeds and discovers the anxieties and hopes of those he encounters, including working-class men and women, young students striving to make ends meet, and Eastern European immigrants. From a harrowing Amazon warehouse to driving for Uber, Bloodworth uncovers horrifying employment practices and shows how traditional working-class communities have been decimated by the move to soulless service jobs with no security, advancement or satisfaction. But this is more than an exposé of unscrupulous employers; this is a gripping examination of a divided society which needs to understand the true reality of how other people live and work, before it can heal.

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