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The Blurb On The Back:
Zero-hours contracts and the gig economy have redefined the relationship between companies and their workers: for many, careers are low-paid and high-risk, a series of short-term jobs with no security and little future. In this essential exposé, James Bloodworth goes undercover to investigate how working life has become a waking nightmare. From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse and the high-turnover rate of a telesales factory in Wales to the time trials of a council care worker and the grim reality behind the glossy Uber App, Hired is a clear-eyed analysis of a divided nation and a riveting dispatch from the very frontline of low-wage Britain.
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The Verdict:
James Bloodworth is a left-wing journalist and broadcaster who spent 2016 working undercover in 4 low paid/gig economy jobs: an Amazon warehouse order picker; a home/domiciliary care worker for Carewatch UK; a call centre agent for Admiral insurance; and an Uber driver in London. It’s a troubling, timely and powerful look at Britain’s left-behind cities and the grim existence of those in low income work that highlights working class discontent.
Zero-hours contracts and the gig economy have redefined the relationship between companies and their workers: for many, careers are low-paid and high-risk, a series of short-term jobs with no security and little future. In this essential exposé, James Bloodworth goes undercover to investigate how working life has become a waking nightmare. From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse and the high-turnover rate of a telesales factory in Wales to the time trials of a council care worker and the grim reality behind the glossy Uber App, Hired is a clear-eyed analysis of a divided nation and a riveting dispatch from the very frontline of low-wage Britain.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
James Bloodworth is a left-wing journalist and broadcaster who spent 2016 working undercover in 4 low paid/gig economy jobs: an Amazon warehouse order picker; a home/domiciliary care worker for Carewatch UK; a call centre agent for Admiral insurance; and an Uber driver in London. It’s a troubling, timely and powerful look at Britain’s left-behind cities and the grim existence of those in low income work that highlights working class discontent.
