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Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work

Sarah Kessler

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Description:A millennial business journalist takes a colorful, character-driven dive deep into the gig economy.More than one in three American workers is now a freelancer, and the gig economy, where workers are hired by the job—without the guarantee of steady hours or benefits—has quickly become an essential and seemingly permanent part of the U.S. labor market. High-profile, deep-pocketed tech startups like Uber and Airbnb are constantly in the news for the disruption they bring to the industries they overturn, but no one has yet zeroed in on the effects of this disruption on the largely millennial workforce carrying it out.In the tradition of the great business narratives of our time, Gigged offers a deeply-sourced, story-driven account of this new economy as it has been experienced by real people working in a range of professions. Weaving together the voices and experiences of influential tech entrepreneurs, top-flight economists, and in particular on the workers themselves, Sarah Kessler wades through the hype and hyperbole the surrounds the gig economy.Following a group of five main characters working in jobs that range from house cleaner to tech entrepreneur to business consultant, Kessler offers a deeply nuanced look at how the future of work is playing out in real time. She tackles the big questions surrounding the future of can jobs be both flexible and pay a sustainable wage? Will this generation ever do as well their parents? How can meaningful, well-paid work be made more accessible to all?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work. To get started finding Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A millennial business journalist takes a colorful, character-driven dive deep into the gig economy.More than one in three American workers is now a freelancer, and the gig economy, where workers are hired by the job—without the guarantee of steady hours or benefits—has quickly become an essential and seemingly permanent part of the U.S. labor market. High-profile, deep-pocketed tech startups like Uber and Airbnb are constantly in the news for the disruption they bring to the industries they overturn, but no one has yet zeroed in on the effects of this disruption on the largely millennial workforce carrying it out.In the tradition of the great business narratives of our time, Gigged offers a deeply-sourced, story-driven account of this new economy as it has been experienced by real people working in a range of professions. Weaving together the voices and experiences of influential tech entrepreneurs, top-flight economists, and in particular on the workers themselves, Sarah Kessler wades through the hype and hyperbole the surrounds the gig economy.Following a group of five main characters working in jobs that range from house cleaner to tech entrepreneur to business consultant, Kessler offers a deeply nuanced look at how the future of work is playing out in real time. She tackles the big questions surrounding the future of can jobs be both flexible and pay a sustainable wage? Will this generation ever do as well their parents? How can meaningful, well-paid work be made more accessible to all?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work. To get started finding Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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