{"id":406,"date":"2013-09-23T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T20:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nm.cms-devl.bu.edu\/everett\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:07:19","slug":"who%e2%80%99s-the-boss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom-magazine\/fall13\/who%e2%80%99s-the-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s the Boss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Big companies<\/strong> used to employ lots of people. Today, many big companies work with networks of small companies that do the employing for them: McDonald\u2019s doesn\u2019t employ the teenager who flips your burger; a franchise owner does. Verizon doesn\u2019t employ the guy who maintains your nearest cell phone tower; a subcontractor does. Walmart doesn\u2019t employ the woman who packs your online order at its distribution center; a staffing company does. 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