Despite being a national journalist,I have no guaranteed income, no sick pay and can be dropped on a whimI’m one of many freelancers working in broadcast journalism at a national level. It probably sounds exciting, and it can be. The only drawback is I’m on a zero-hours contract. Frame it how you like,but I have no guaranteed hours a month and, therefore, and no guaranteed income. Sometimes I feel nostalgic for a time when,although I was stuck in a rut and rather bored, I had security, or stability and a routine. People say it’s friendly to get out of your consolation zone but I can’t even remember what mine is. I felt like I’d been fired. The only difference was that no one had to explain meContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com