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As I delivered orders around the Scottish Highlands, I saw how drivers with no guaranteed work try to make ends meet
âThe delivery procedure was explicit and detailed.â Photograph: David Burton/Alamy
âThe delivery procedure was explicit and detailed.â Photograph: David Burton/Alamy
Thu 4 Feb 2021 03.00 EST
Last modified on Thu 4 Feb 2021 09.22 EST
This winter, with my own small business shuttered due to the pandemic, I was lucky enough to find work as an Amazon Driving Associate. I ended up delivering orders across the Scottish Highlands for about seven weeks. It was work, but not an actual job: my van may have had a notice in the front saying âAmazon courier (back in five minutes)â, but in fact