Occupational Inequality in the Workplace

Market and
consumers Business

Table of Contents
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2......................................................................................................................................4
ESSAY 1................................................................................................................................4
ESSAY 2................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................9
Books and journals.................................................................................................................9

TASK 1
When I was performing this function, this essay describes the work experiences of a
UK retail worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jay's storey, written during a time of
confusion, shows how the shop floor's abrupt and frequent shifts between mundanely and
extremity elicit contrasting feelings and job intensification that interrupt and rebuild
normalcy (Blackston and Lebar, 2015). His accounts detail aggressive consumer conduct,
absent administration, a lack of consistent organisational procedures, and subordinates'
differing perspectives about what constitutes effective health and safety steps. It shows how
liminality in the workplace during a crisis can put workers in danger whose seemingly routine
jobs become extreme. Extreme work is described in this article as work with an uncertain
workflow, extended responsibilities, mentoring responsibilities, and psychological and/or
physical harm. It uses the term to investigate the liminal perspective of a frontline store
worker during a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has led the UK government to
designate retail staff as "primary jobs," with their contributions "important" to the crises'
management. The unplanned and intense nature of supermarket employment during the
pandemic has important consequences for jobs, in comparison to the predicted and planned
temporary intensification during the Christmas season. Because of the delays and
uncertainties, supermarkets are in jeopardy. Because of the delays and complexities,
supermarket employees find themselves in a liminal situation between routine and extreme
jobs, as well as between old and modern office norms. Workers' functions and duties are
being deconstructed and reconstructed in both their jobs and the larger society. Jay's account
of working in a UK supermarket during the COVID-19 pandemic is based on an
autobiographical diary he held between March 21 and April 13, 2020. Additional remarks
gleaned from a later interview about the diary add credence to the storey. Jay's account
exemplifies how mundane and extreme job environments coexist throughout a crisis. Over
the past three years, Jay has worked as a consumer assistant in a large UK supermarket's
produce department. He is in charge of replenishing the shelves with new fruits and
vegetables. Despite the fact that Jay's job requires a lot of physical effort, he views it as
"relaxing." His usage of the term "relaxing" refers to his workplace's social atmosphere rather
than actual relaxation (Camilleri, 2018). Although Jay acknowledges the persistence of strict
administrative discipline in some supermarkets, he credits his work satisfaction in regular
times to the relaxed management methods that allow for more breaks, versatility, and