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The reason that these kind of jobs exists in the first place is not some inherent sudden demand for them by modern society. It's because this form was required
by jahaja 6y ago
The reason that these kind of jobs exists in the first place is not some inherent sudden demand for them by modern society. It's because this form was required to create the plausible deniability that the drivers were not employees and thus much cheaper labour. This is the entire USP of the gig-economy, lower labour costs. Don't get fooled by a shiny app.
- btechdog 6y agoI deliver for Doordash and Grubhub. I don’t accept every offer that comes to me, I keep both apps open and I wait for an offer that I know I can profit from. If I were an employee, I’d likely be obligated to take every job offer and get my guaranteed minimum of say, $12 an hour. But as independent contractor, I can make $20 an hour. Isn’t the best, but I make more than McDonalds and I don’t want to chain myself down somewhere while I look for an actual internship/job in my field (halfway through a computer engineering degree). It gets me through college and I take more ownership in the job than if I was just some employee at chumbawumba cheap labor Corp. Only benefit I would wish for in my case is some sort of car insurance offer given a minimum delivery quota and discounted maintenance plan (oil changes, etc.) as it’s directly relevant to the type of work.
- jahaja 6y agowtf, a propaganda post from a brand new account?