temporary employees

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Gig jobs in the creative arts

Analyzes the pros and cons of the gig economy, recounts its history, and discusses its future. Also examines various gig jobs in the creative arts, such as cartoonist, photographer, and freelance artist. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Gig jobs in high-tech

Analyzes the pros and cons of the gig economy, recounts its history, and discusses its future. Also examines various high-tech gig economy jobs,such as web developing, SEO specialization, drone operating, and describes necessary qualifications.

Hench

a novel
"Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. As a temp, she's just a cog in the machine. But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called 'hero' leaves her badly injured. So, of course, then she gets laid off. With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the hands of a hero is far from unique. When people start listening to the story that her data tells, she realizes she might not be as powerless as she thinks. Because the key to everything is data: knowing how to collate it, how to manipulate it, and how to weaponize it"--Provided by publisher.

The Rope

2012
Anna Pigeon is a 35-year old park employee with a broken heart that is the result of her past. On her day off she vanishes, never to return to her job. Her co-workers assume she's moved on because her cabin is cleaned out. But has she?.
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