TY - BOOK AU - Bloodworth,James TI - Hired: six months undercover in low-wage Britain SN - 9781786490148 (pbk.) : AV - HD5015 .B5 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Atlantic Books KW - Wages KW - Great Britain KW - Income KW - Occupations KW - Industry KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - We all define ourselves by our profession - at least to some extent. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions - immigrant/British, North/South, urban/rural, working class/middle class, leave/remain - journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country's worst jobs. He lives on the meagre proceeds and discovers the anxieties and hopes of those he encounters, including working-class British, young students striving to make ends meet, and Eastern European immigrants ER -