With the possibilities for long-term, secure, permanent and well-paid work decreasing, work creeps in several directions. We work harder at work. We work longer hours. At work, we are expected to use our emotions and personalities for the benefit of our employers. Outside of our official working hours, we are called upon to excavate more of our soc

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Work is tied up with our identities and our everyday lives in profound ways. We are encouraged to love our jobs and live the ‘values’ of the companies we work for. Communities are shaped by and around certain industries (and the decline of those industries). This means that when we criticise work, we often come up against fear and confusion. This f

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