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Report: https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing/ https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing... HN discussion about a sim
by burkaman 1y ago
Report: https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing/ https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/uber-for-nursing...
HN discussion about a similar company exposing private information: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349115
The apps are ESHYFT, ShiftKey, ShiftMed, and CareRev. CareRev is a YC company (https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carerev https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carerev), so maybe the founders are around to explain the technical details of their desperation algorithm or why they allow employers to cancel shifts with 2 hours of notice.
- actionfromafar 1y agoBetter profits and more efficient rent extraction is the why. Stick to the how and you might get an answer?
- SoftTalker 1y agoOr maybe the developers are on here and can explain why they agreed to implement such a thing?