<p>Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End Of The Job And The Future Of Work</p>
<p>‘Excellent’ Martin Wolf, Financial Times Books of the Year
‘Essential’ Daniel Pink, author of Drive
‘Wonderful’ Martin Ford, author of The Rise of the Robots</p>
<p>PROFIT
INNOVATION
GREED</p>
<p>WELCOME TO THE GIG ECONOMY</p>
<p>Between Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts, freelance jobs are becoming an increasingly prominent part of our economy.</p>
<p>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 a 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.</p>
<p>It might just be the future of work for all of us.</p>
<p>*Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award*</p>
<p>Praise for GIGGED</p>
<p>‘Well researched and beautifully written . . . Essential reading for anyone who is interested in understanding the future of our economy and society.’ Ha-Joon Chang, author of 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism</p>
<p>‘Well crafted . . . a multitude of anecdotes supported by data and extensive reporting.’ Forbes</p>
<p>‘Kessler’s timely book explores the personal, corporate and societal stories behind a massive tech-driven shift away from permanent office-based employment.’ Books of the Month, Financial Times</p>
<p>‘Kessler illuminates a great divide: For people with desirable skills, the gig economy often permits a more engaging, entrepreneurial lifestyle; but for the unskilled who turn to such work out of necessity, it’s merely “the best of bad options”.’ Harvard Business Review</p>
<p>‘Sarah Kessler writes like a dream. 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</p>
