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Programmer Bob who outsourced his job was a model modern employee

5 mins | May 28, 2017
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"Bob is a tech-wizard Bartleby for an age of 'flexible' labour markets." Programmer ‘Bob’ outsourced his own job and spent his days surfing the web. When his employers found out, he was immediately shown the door — becoming, Steven Poole notes in the Guardian, a harsh example to remind us all that exploitation is for employers, not staff.

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