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Minimum wage is not applicable for gig work. It would basically be the same business model as companies like https://rev.com https://rev.com, which can be <$1
by nilamo 2y ago
Minimum wage is not applicable for gig work. It would basically be the same business model as companies like https://rev.com https://rev.com, which can be <$1 per video transcribed.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> which can be <$1 per video transcribed The average wage in Nigeria is about $25 per day [1]. The fundamental difference between Wyoming and West Africa is cost of living. [1] https://www.timedoctor.com/blog/average-salary-in-nigeria/ https://www.timedoctor.com/blog/average-salary-in-nigeria/
- nilamo 2y agoI fail to understand how that applies to what I said.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> fail to understand how that applies to what I said "<$1 per video transcribed" may be an order of magnitude more expensive.
- nilamo 2y agoMore expensive than what? And how does that relate to minimum wages? And how does that relate to minimum wages with respect to gig work?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> More expensive than what? “The average wage in Nigeria is about $25 per day.” Wages in Southern Wyoming are more expensive than that. Gig or minimum is irrelevant. > how does that relate to minimum wages Wyoming is subject to the federal minimum wage. > how does that relate to minimum wages with respect to gig work? We’re comparing two numbers and observing one of them is bigger.
- nilamo 2y agoBut we're comparing minimum wages in two places when the minimum wage is not a relevant number, since, as stated above, minimum wage does not apply to gig work.