Precarity and affective labor Word count 300

The portion of the labor force that could be described as either precarious or affective laborers has become a concern in recent years. For this week’s writing assignment, we will spend time to better understand these concepts.

You are to choose one of the following concepts: “precarity” or “affective labor.” Then you are to reflect on the concept, discussing its meaning in-depth, which sectors of the economy can precarity or affective labor be found in most and why?

Next, you are to find a job ad that fits your chosen concept. For this, I recommend searching indeed.com, roberthalf.com, or local newspapers. You are to discuss why you believe this to be an example of either percarity or affective labor. When searching for job ads, be sure to find one that provides a good enough description so that you can get a sense of what the job requires. If it does not provide a good enough description, then you may have to do some digging to understand exactly what your prospective job entails.

Your write-up should have the following (and will be used as the rubric):

300 words

Description of and definition – in your own words—of your concept. This should include at least 3 references to course content. You need to also include a discussion of where the much of precarious or affective labor resides in the labor market, and a discussion of why this is the case.

300 words

A description of the job post you found. In this section, you ought to discuss what the job is, what it requires of the employee, the weekly hours involved, salary/pay, benefits, and required experience and qualifications. Next, provide justification of why this is a good example of either your chosen concept, precarity or affective labor. Be thorough in your justification. What about the job makes this a precarious job? Or, what about the job makes it fall in the category of affective labor?

Include a works cited

Include your job ad in a pdf or screen shot.