Sarah Kessler
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“The more I learned, the more I understood that the startup "future of work" story, as consoling as it was, was also incomplete. Yes, the gig economy could create opportunity for some people, but it could also amplify the made the world of work terrifying in the first place; insecurity, increased risk, lack of stability, and diminishing workers' rights.”
― Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
― Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
“Around 45% of accountants, 50% of IT workers, and 70% of truck drivers were working for contractors rather than as employees at the companies for which they provided services.”
― Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
― Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
“The full-time job—to which we've attached all of the rules about treating workers fairly—is dissolving, and the community of workers who are treated as second-class citizens, who aren't protected by the same laws or entitled to the same benefits as other workers, is growing. That is a big, scary problem, and one worth studying.”
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