I used to gig for a bay area startup which connected runners with task seekers (had recently added a bunny to its name...). This was a long time ago, well befor

I used to gig for a bay area startup which connected runners with task seekers (had recently added a bunny to its name...). This was a long time ago, well before they changed their matching system to be more algorythmic/generic. Honestly, my twentysomething brain thought I was making $bigtime$, when in reality I was whoring my life away underbidding even the least-sane of co-giggers. The company consistently sided against its 1099 contractors, often ending arrangements without justification nor input from its workers. To this day, I do not use gig platforms, and despise when family rents in AirBNB neighborhoods (I think quite possibly the worst for humanity Y-Combinator-funded idea). After my couple years scrapping by the bayarea, I eventually completed an IBEW apprenticeship and became a full-time electrician (the antithesis of gig work). Although I still hope things have improved for current gig-workers, I know they likely have not.