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Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain

By: James Bloodworth
Narrated by: Alister Austin
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From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse 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.
We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country's most gruelling jobs. He lives on the meagre proceeds and discovers the anxieties and hopes of those he encounters, including working-class British, young students striving to make ends meet, and Eastern European immigrants. From the Staffordshire Amazon warehouse to the taxi-cabs of Uber, Bloodworth narrates how traditional working-class communities have been decimated by the move to soulless service jobs with no security, advancement or satisfaction. This is a gripping examination of Brexit Britain, a divided nation which needs to understand the true reality of how other people live and work before it can heal.
'A very discomforting book, no matter what your politics might be... very good' Sunday Times
'Potent, disturbing and revelatory' Evening Standard©2019 James Bloodworth (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Business Ethics Employment Great Britain Labour & Industrial Relations Political Science Politics & Government Professionals & Academics Social Classes & Economic Disparity Social Scientists & Psychologists Sociology Career Business
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Author made me really think about the UK I live in now. I live in London, I had no idea things were this bad outside of London. in London we have our problems. I enjoyed listen to other parts of UK like Blackpool, Rugley, and South Wales.

Author mentions big companies like Amazon and Uber which brought here innovations and employment but to what cost?

Great book to listen too.

low wages Britain

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A revealing and depressing journey through the world of the low paid. The never ending search for a 'bargain' and the drive by corporations to maximise profits, aided by a complicit government, is stripping away hard fought for workers rights. Shall certainly limit what I buy from Amazon. Does not give you much hope for the future.

Destruction of the civil state

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Narration was awful, mechanical and dull. Grating on the ear so distracted from the content

Content was well researched and interesting

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this is a fascinating look into the working practices of some of the biggest employers in the country. I have to say though, the narrator is very flat, and it listens like a very long news item. He also cannot read out dialogue and sounds a bit like when you text a landline.

fascinating, but narration not great

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This is an interesting book but could do with a new narrator. The current narration sounds too much like the automatically generated computer-generated narration you get on your pc. Though I thought the book was interesting and purchased to read myself.

Narration disappointing.

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