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Edwards, Andrew

 
9781478347958: Working Through the Great Recession: One Man's Adventures Taking Jobs You Didn't Know Existed

Synopsis

Andrew Edwards chronicles the uncertainty of the 2008-2012 recession through his own adventures in temp work. Through a haze of mindless jobs in droning mail rooms, handling deaf senior citizens on the phone, parading about in costume, and bizarre encounters in places most people would not visit, Andrew takes stock of our collective lot in recounting employment for only the bravest, or most desperate among us. Part documentary, part social experiment, part modern history, this work assists in defining life in the United States against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty. Andrew's distinctive voice shines through the text, as his dry wit punctuates the narrative, giving readers insight into his unusual experiences.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Edwards is from West Des Moines, Iowa, and currently resides in Chicago. In addition to working the jobs in this book, he has been a corn detasseler, golf club employee, paperboy, candy warehouse stocker, painter, focus group participant, snow shoveler, product tester, math tutor, grocery cashier, sandwich maker, courier, data entry clerk, soccer referee, warehouse worker, real estate accountant, store display designer, paper sorter, and science experiment participant. He plays ultimate competitively, loves listening to music, watches tennis religiously, and travels as often as he can.

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