Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers rely on ‘disposable’ workers

Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night are contractors.

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Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings.

When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night are contractors.

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Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night are contractors. The person who serves me my lunch sandwich is a […]

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