SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Temporary Work, George Ritzer, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
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Labor markets, inequality and the future of work. Platform economy: amazon, air bnb, skip the dishes; gig economy: temp jobs, no job security or wages. Remote gig work: electronic work done anywhere around the world, it work, publishing etc. , millions of people doing. George ritzer: the mcdonaldization of society - more businesses and institutions are applying principles of the mcdonald"s business model: (he was around before mcdonalds was around, he has vivid memory of getting burger before. And after mcdonalds came) other businesses are using the below. Efficiency (get product quickly, can go online 24/7) Calculability (quantity not quality large quantity of food for not a lot of money like. Predictability (consistent, doesn"t matter where you purchase it, service received is predictable) Control (2 groups, workers what they can say given a script", customers self checkouts asking them to scan items themselves, carry food to their table and clean)