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Surge models can afford to be inefficient, they are needed rarely and the other 364 days a year your don't want extra overhead.
by sliverstorm 9y ago
Surge models can afford to be inefficient, they are needed rarely and the other 364 days a year your don't want extra overhead.
- Fnoord 9y ago364 days is going to differ per model though. (Actually, reading the part of the article which I can, says: "[...] The initial sign ups are voluntary and usually set weeks before the busiest periods." so even here the peak isn't merely 1 day.) For example, an apothecaries here are very busy in december (insurance-related) so they have spikes throughout entire december. That's when employees are expected to not take free days off. We also got flex workers who are asked (practically demanded) to show up during peaks. During lows they stay home and don't get paid. The uncertainty attached to such (highly) fluctuating income, together with night shifts (in factories) is a killer. Bad for your stress levels and health. My partner worked in an apothecary and the stress levels of everyone turned through the roof in december. So it may seem we should applaud UPS to push their output, but I highly suspect that in reality these white collar workers are just supporting the overburdened blue collar workers. Even if it just mentally supports them because they know they're being helped.