> Seems like the title should read that gig workers would make more nominal dollars if they spent their time waiting for gig work working a minimum wage job… S

> Seems like the title should read that gig workers would make more nominal dollars if they spent their time waiting for gig work working a minimum wage job… So... halfway through making a burger they drop what they're doing to go pick up their next Uber passenger? Waiting for the next job is dead time if you have no idea how long you'll have to wait and limited or no choice about when it will start. Edit to clarify: the point is that in this case you're on the clock whether you are nominally 'working' or not - it's still work time.