What grocery drivers and fired ER doctors have in common

In San Antonio, a young emergency room doctor is struggling to find a full-time job. In California, Albertsons announced its grocery stores would lay off delivery drivers and hire replacements through third-party services instead. These disparate events are united by one megatrend that illustrates the changing, and increasingly precarious, nature of work in this country: You don’t actually work for the people you work for.