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There is absolutely a difference between a professional 1099 contractor charging $500/hr with a custom negotiated contract, and this garbage that we call 'gig w
by mystraline 2y ago
There is absolutely a difference between a professional 1099 contractor charging $500/hr with a custom negotiated contract, and this garbage that we call 'gig work'.
And if the laws were actually enforced, most of it is blatantly illegal.
Illegal online taxi.
Illegal online food delivery.
Illegal residential hotel chain.
Etc.
Many people who do this do so because they don't have other choices. And much of it is also illegal for the people "working", cause commercial driving requires commercial license.
It is a scam on everyone, except for the 'app companies' that basically added 'internet' to a regulated career and turned it into unregulated enshittified garbage.
- gruez 2y ago>And if the laws were actually enforced, most of it is blatantly illegal. >It is a scam on everyone, except for the 'app companies' that basically added 'internet' to a regulated career and turned it into unregulated enshittified garbage. No, this predated "app companies". Taxi drivers were self-employed, only got paid if they got fares, and on top had to pay for the privilege of driving (medallion system). That's just as bad as working for Uber, if not worse (since you don't have to pay to work for Uber).
- Ekaros 2y agoYep. The market should be two sided. Service providers should be able to set any terms and prices. Then it would be up to buyer to review them including fine print. This would allow real free market to operate in most efficient way.