num_pages: 288
description: A compelling and ground-breaking piece of narrative journalism that gets right to the heart of divided Britain and its dysfunctional jobs climate.We all define ourselves by our profession - at least to some extent. But what if our job was demeaning poorly paid and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions - immigrant/British North/South urban/rural working class/middle class leave/remain - journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain taking on the country's worst 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.Reminiscent of Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier this is a fascinating window onto a world that Britain's London-centric media rarely visits. From the Staffordshire Amazon warehouse to the taxi-cabs of 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 expos of unscrupulous employers; this is a gripping examination of post-Brexit Britain a divided nation which needs to understand the true reality of how other people live and work before it can heal.
language: English
title: Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain
publisher: Atlantic Books