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My biggest gripe with this headline is the word "hire". Let's rephrase that to: "250k shoppers signed up". They were not hired. They don't have benefits, they d
by gnrlst 6y ago
My biggest gripe with this headline is the word "hire". Let's rephrase that to: "250k shoppers signed up". They were not hired. They don't have benefits, they don't have medical, and they are most definitely not employees.
- gms 6y agoThe word 'hire' has nothing to do with whether the job is full-time or part-time: it applies to both (e.g. 'I hired a babysitter').
- masonic 6y ago"Hiring" a babysitter means you have engaged her/him for a specific period and compensation commitment. Otherwise, you're just adding them to your Contacts. Instacart hasn't hired these people in any traditional sense, they've just added those people to their Contacts with no compensation commitment.