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> as people who would have been able to find white-collar work or stable and well-paying blue-collar work 15-20 years ago now have to enter the service economy
by acchow 10y ago
> as people who would have been able to find white-collar work or stable and well-paying blue-collar work 15-20 years ago now have to enter the service economy and perform low-level jobs, many of which require little or no specialized skills.
Anecdotally, I've met a number of Uber/Lyft drivers that told me driving allowed them to quit their past shitty job and choose a flexible schedule that worked well with raising their kids.
Also, drivers that quit their jobs to pour energy into their family business with some extra cash from driving when needed.
- cheez 10y agoNext time ask how long they've been doing Uber. For the most part, I've only heard longer than 1 year a handful of times.
- smsm42 10y agoWhich completely destroys the top comment's point, if true - if one only does gig thing as... well, a temporary gig - there's no reason to worry about retirement with gig salary - nobody retires relying entirely on gig salary.
- Can_Not 10y agoThat's assuming that they left for a better job and that the replacement jobs were not also sequentially all gigs.