Gigged By Kessler

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Essential reading for anyone who is interested in understanding the future of our economy and society Ha Joon Chang author of Economics The User s Guide Between Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts freelance jobs are becoming an increasingly prominent part of our economy Gigged goes inside the Silicon Valley companies leading the way to this emerging gig economy It tells the stories of the workers from computer programmers to online comment moderators who are getting by in this new wave of precarious short term employment And it sketches out what tomorrow s economy might look like one where the fortunate get to work when they want how they want while the rest live lives of extraordinary hardship Well crafted a multitude of anecdotes supported by data and extensive reporting Forbes If you want to know how work is changing and how you too must change to keep up you must read this book Dan Lyons author of Disrupted