The Workforce Is Getting Restless

Why are so many workers—blue-collar, white-collar, contract, freelance, and college-educated alike—feeling like the old bargain has broken down? Today, Paul Osterman, author of Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment, explains how companies increasingly rely on workers without taking responsibility for them. Then New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber, author of Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class, looks at a generation of graduates who did everything “right” only to find that college no longer guarantees security, mobility, or meaningful work.

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