I felt like Big Brother was always watching me,” says a contracted door knocker, one of several who allege to WIRED that they faced poor working conditions while getting out the vote for Donald Trump.
Paid door knockers for Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort in Arizona allege to WIRED that they’ve had to work through illness and have struggled to get paid on time or in the full amount promised under onerous quotas.
The same Arizona canvasser also took out payday loans to make ends meet in between payments, according to a bank statement reviewed by WIRED. They also recall being told by their manager to drive around the rest of their unit despite having flu-like symptoms after the work led to them spending up to 12 hours a day in the desert heat. “One day, I was sick, and I felt like shit,” the former door knocker alleges. “I got into the car and the boss walked out and saw me. I looked like a zombie.
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