Journalist Sarah Jaffe’s work focuses on the politics of power, especially within the workplace, and her writing has appeared everywhere from the New York Times and the Atlantic to the Guardian and many, many more.
Most recently she’s written a deeply compelling new book called Work Won’t Love You Back, which seeks to examine what Sarah calls the ‘labour-of-love myth’ – the idea that certain work isn’t really work, and should be done out of love or vocational passion, and how that myth is then used to exploit workers, allowing work to encroach on almost every part of our lives.
We discuss everything from the fetishisation of busyness and hustle culture, to the impact of a year spent working from home, and how the pandemic is likely to change workplace structures in years to come. Plus, Sarah has some fascinating thoughts on the gig economy and self-employment, the role that personal brands play in creative careers, and how unionising might just be our way out of many of the workplace ills we discuss in this episode.
Find Sarah on Twitter and Instagram (@sarahljaffe)
Buy Sarah’s book Work Won’t Love You Back out now
Get tickets for my FANE digital event A Night In With Otegha Uwagba on 7 July
Pre-order my forthcoming book We Need To Talk About Money (4th Estate) via Amazon or Waterstones.
Produced by Chris Sharp and Naomi Mantin.
024: Funmi Fetto. Racism In Beauty. From Print To Digital.
023: Kate Hamilton & Emily Ames. Brands And Storytelling. Business Development.
022: Alison Roman. Writing Accessibly. Freelance Money Lessons.
021: Sharmadean Reid. Raising Investment. Predicting Trends.
020: Jia Tolentino. Girlboss Culture. Our Online Identities.
019: Liv Little. Raising Investment. Microaggressions.
018: Elizabeth Day. Learning To Say No. Dealing With Criticism.
017: Dolly Alderton. Promoting A Book. Private School Privilege.
016: Gemma Hartley. Invisible Labour. Office Housework.
015: Abigail Bergstrom. Getting A Book Deal. Finding An Agent.
014: Georgia Spray. Being A Sole Founder. Effective Brand Collaborations.
013: Laura Whateley. Money and Shame. Managing Your Finances.
012: Katherine Ormerod. Fake Followers. Real Success.
010: Mona Chalabi. Fake News. Instagram Fame.
009: Marina Guergova. Artful Curation. Running A Pop-Up.
008: Gynelle Leon. Career Pivots. Self-Confidence
007: Emma Gannon. Personal Brands. Confidence.
006: Reni Eddo-Lodge. Freelancing. Boundaries. Moving Back Home.
005: Sharmaine Lovegrove. Publishing Books. Getting Payrises.
004: Sabine Zetteler. Promoting Projects. Rude Clients.
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