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We can commit ourselves without reserve to all the secular work our shared humanity requires of us, knowing that nothing we do in and of itself is good enough to form part of that city’s building, knowing that everything — from our most secret prayers to our most public [...] Lesslie Newbigin

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Dan Wooldridge explains the origin of the modern concept of jobs and the current trend toward dejobbing.
It's a project-based world.
The National Day Labor Survey (January 2006) found, about 117,600 workers are working or looking for work as day laborers in the United States.
Jim Hancock / May 2 2006
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In 2005 about 10.3 million American workers (7.4 percent) were independent contractors — freelancers — up from 6.4 percent in 2001. Jenn O'Brien explores what makes freelancing a win/win in the marketplace.
Jenn O'Brien / Aug 14 2008
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Wal-Mart's CEO says he doesn't have the margin to bring workers into the middle class. What do the numbers suggest?
Jim Hancock / Apr 13 2005
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A KPMG UK survey finds that more college students are interested in being developed as workers than having a secure job or being well paid. Is your business prepared to respond to young workers who want to be developed for the long term?
Jim Hancock / Jun 12 2009
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You may not want to pursue the retail industry as a career path if you have any desire to become part of what society in this country calls the Middle Class

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"How can companies expect employees to be loyal to them when they can't be loyal to employees? One way is to strip loyalty of its moral meaning. Employees will be "loyal" if you pay them more than they would make in other places ... When commitment is reduced to time at work, loyalty to something one pays for, and trust to a legal contract, these terms are emptied of moral meaning and the workplace becomes morally bankrupt." Joanne B. Ciulla