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With gig platforms you're free to get abused by many different companies. Yey!

• erikpukinskis 7y ago
  Sure. But more importantly, you're free to work for many companies so that if one becomes abusive you can turn up your hours on another.
  • chillwaves 7y ago
    And if they are all abusive? You might ask how that can be so - but one clear example, the market dictates these jobs do not provide benefits, that is their competitive advantage even. So how can a different company competitively provide non abusive practices?
    • DoreenMichele 7y ago
      I work for a good platform. It's name is Textbroker. The positive part is in the name: it's a broker. It provides a marketplace for writers to find work. It mediates the relationship between writers and clients. I don't chase my pay. It takes me seconds to request my pay once a week. I don't fight with difficult, unreasonable clients trying to screw me over. I let Textbroker handle them. I have tried to promote their model as a good model. I have tried to suggest people should create businesses like it for other types of work. So far, it seems like no one is listening to me.
      • chillwaves 7y ago
        I'm glad to see there may be some workable models, I hope the business is sustainable.
  • raverbashing 7y ago
    Do you know how much an app "taxi" driver or an app food delivery person actually gets paid? (Also, it's not up to the person doing that to determine how much to charge)