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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.

Deschizand economia gigantului, jurnalistul James Bloodworth petrece sase luni sub acoperire lucrand cele mai istovitoare locuri de munca cu salariu mic. El traieste din micul venit si descopera anxietatile si sperantele celor pe care ii intalneste, inclusiv barbati si femei din clasa muncitoare, tineri studenti care se straduiesc sa se intalneasca si imigrantii din Europa de Est.