Europe's Bad Jobs Are Better

Europe's Bad Jobs Are Better

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Rail Safety in America, Europe's Bad Jobs Are Better, York Christmas Whistle

Episode: Rail Safety in America, Europe's Bad Jobs Are Better, York Christmas Whistle

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • 15:53 mins

Guest: Chris Tilly, PhD, Professor, Urban Planning, UCLA As you do your last minute holiday shopping, spare a smile for that worker behind the counter. Retail is tough way to make a living in America. The pay is low, benefits are rare and hours erratic.  In a lot of other countries, working retail is a better gig. UCLA urban planning professor Chris Tilly has a book about this called “Where Bad Jobs Are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies.”