Employment & Work
Real-world frictions in work and earning a living. They include practical skills overlooked for academic credentials, finding genuine online work, freelancing platforms, work shoes and attendance machines that fail to recognise workers.
7 frictions
- Practical Skills Overlooked Because of Academic Credentials FJ-000062
- Difficulty Finding Genuine Online Work Opportunities FJ-000063
- Freelancing Platforms Remain Difficult for Skilled People Without Strong Digital or English Skills FJ-000064
- Farming Tools, Training, and Markets Are Not Designed Around Farmers' Language, Education, and Needs FJ-000075
- Work Shoes Often Cause Foot Pain and Fatigue After Many Hours of Standing or Walking FJ-000147
- When a Barcode Will Not Scan, the Cashier Becomes the Fix, Repeating Scans While a Queue Waits FJ-000182
- Biometric Attendance Machines Can Fail to Recognise Workers Who Are Present, and Leave Them to Carry the Burden FJ-000184