TriplePundit is developing a three-part multimedia series to examine the challenges facing many tech companies when it comes to their impact on communities. Next up: Service economy.
While tech company head-counts explode, service economy outfits like restaurants, bars supermarkets, pharmacies, dry cleaners and coffee shops, as well as support services like landscaping, janitorial and housekeeping staff, come online to meet the daily needs of high-income employees. While these businesses offer many new jobs, they don’t pay very well. We’ll explore the lives of these low-wage workers. Where are the people who have these jobs living, and how are they faring?
We’ll investigate
- Where people who clean offices and work in restaurants live
- The rise of the gig economy and the lack of workplace protections for new workers
