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> The gig economy is when you have to spend more time scrounging up odd jobs than actually working to get paid. The gig economy is having to work multiple part-
by hsod 10y ago
> The gig economy is when you have to spend more time scrounging up odd jobs than actually working to get paid. The gig economy is having to work multiple part-time jobs since companies won't hire full-time workers—except each of the part-time jobs expect you to be on-call 24 hours/day. The gig economy is non-compete agreements for part-time low-wage service workers. The gig economy is hiring friendly white people for the purposes of branding, then firing them all to cut wages once your image is established.
As far as I can tell, none of these apply to Uber/Lyft which I think of as the poster children for the gig economy.
- eschaton 10y agoUber and Lyft are actually among the most exploitative, in terms of real income versus the promises they make.