Chasing the dream of $60 per hour - The Spinoff

7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Andrew Gunn
by Andrew Gunn
Remember all the news stories about high-paying seasonal work? Here's how it really played out.
The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it ads and news stories trumpeting a dreamy $60 per hour for fruit pickers. Andrew Gunn accepted the call and experienced a different reality. By the seventh hour,… [+11107 chars]
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