Alexandrea J Ravenelle

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Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious TimesHardcover, 24 October 2023

Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times
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Print Length
336 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of California Press
Date Published
24 Oct 2023
ISBN-10
0520387295
ISBN-13
9780520387294

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The first major study of how the pandemic affected gig workers--a sociological exploration that reads like a novel.

This is the story of what the most vulnerable wage earners--gig workers, restaurant staff, early-career creatives, and minimum-wage laborers--do when the economy suddenly collapses. In Side Hustle Safety Net, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle builds on interviews with nearly two hundred gig-based and precarious workers, conducted during the height of the pandemic, to uncover the unique challenges they faced in unprecedented times.

This book tells the stories of the "officially Unemployed" and the "forgotten jobless"--a digital-era demographic that turned to side hustles--and reveals how they fared. CARES Act assistance allowed some to change careers, start businesses, and perhaps transform their lives. However, gig workers and those involved in "polyemployment" found themselves at the mercy of outdated unemployment systems, vulnerable to scams, and attempting dubious survival strategies. Ultimately, Side Hustle Safety Net argues that the rise of the gig economy, partnered with underemployment and economic instability, has increased worker precarity with disastrous consequences.

Product Details

Author:
Alexandrea J Ravenelle
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
24 October 2023
ISBN-10:
0520387295
ISBN-13:
9780520387294
Language:
English
Pages:
336

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