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Ask Siri to show you a picture of a person working in a minimum wage job. You might expect to see someone working in a factory, processing ready meals on a conveyor belt.

The person who cleans your office under the cover of darkness long after you’ve gone home to your family. Or, perhaps, the delivery driver who facilitates the arrival of your latest Vinted or Asos purchase.

You probably don’t expect to see someone sitting in an ergonomic office chair working away in their secure salaried job. New Featu

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