"Squeezing the people doing the work was probably not the idea from the outset" Looking at some of the companies that are popping up, it's looking more like th

"Squeezing the people doing the work was probably not the idea from the outset" Looking at some of the companies that are popping up, it's looking more like the case where the "contractors" are getting squeezed more and more. So yeah, in answer to your question, a lot of the gig economy is looking like exploitation. On another note, Uber started off as a fantastic opportunity for "gig work." But a lot of Uber's latest changes are definitely exploitation.