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What people don’t understand is that pay isn’t everything. Like remote work, people will accept being paid less to enjoy the benefits of flexibility that gig w
by deadbabe 2y ago
What people don’t understand is that pay isn’t everything.
Like remote work, people will accept being paid less to enjoy the benefits of flexibility that gig work provides, which ends up being better than getting paid more but being stuck to a rigid routine.
There is also more upward mobility in gig work as you can optimize over time to earn more, which isn’t possible in some jobs.
Believe me, if gig work was so shitty, people wouldn’t be doing it.
There’s also some hacks to reduce individual expenses like sharing a car with someone else who works different hours, etc.
The problem isn’t that gig work is low pay, the real problem is everything has gotten so expensive. Gig work was always going to be low pay.
- ErikAugust 2y agoCould you explain what you mean by upward mobility here? If you mean by working more hours, that’s not a novel way to make more money.
- chneu 2y agoGenuinely curious wtf "upward mobility" is in regards to Uber type gig work. Working more hours isn't "upward mobility".
- rqtwteye 2y ago"There is also more upward mobility in gig work as you can optimize over time to earn more, which isn’t possible in some jobs." I think there is zero upwards mobility. Gig workers will always be a commodity at the bottom of the hierarchy. No promotions, no bonus, no RSU. Even their performance doesn't matter much. For example I can't request a specific Instacart shopper or Uber driver again who did a good job.