Side hustle safety net : how vulnerable workers survive precarious times / Alexandrea J. Ravenelle

"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 However, gig workers and those involved in "polyemployment" found themselves at the mercy of outdated unemployment systems, vulnerable to scams, and attempting dubious survival strategies.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.".

Medienart:

Buch

Erscheinungsjahr:

[2023]

Erschienen:

Oakland, California: University of California Press ; 2023

Weitere Ausgaben:

Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe: Side hustle safety net

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ravenelle, Alexandrea J., 1980- [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

978-0-520-38730-0

978-0-520-38729-4

Themen:

COVID-19 (Disease)
Gig economy
Independent contractors
Precarious employment
Underemployment

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Umfang:

xiv, 328 Seiten ; Illustrationen

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

1851741534