You know that 9/11 happened right in the middle of a big decline in the economy (dot com bubble)? Did you know that in 2019 the fed started new QE measures in order to prop up a failing economy? What if this was already going to happen and we're falsely assuming it's all covid? The post says it itself. The proliferation of alternative gig employment means a smaller labor pool for traditional retail/foodservice jobs. The pandemic happened while this was already going on, and then we all assume it started because of the pandemic.
Idk, don’t a lot of those gig jobs suck but in a different way? I’m not sure that the existence of some ~$15/hr. precariat gig is enough to help people reclaim their crushed dignity.
Shit, even the better job will get undercut by the 30% increase in rent and gas prices.
The gig jobs definitely do suck, but they're not replacing full time jobs with benefits, they're replacing part time jobs with inconsistent scheduling. At least with gig jobs you have the semblance of autonomy by being able to set your own schedule and not having a shitty manager breathing down your neck.
not having a shitty manager breathing down your neck.
Sure. Instead a handful of algorithms are your shitty manager breathing down your neck, and their mood is determined by an arbitrary rating system in the hands of customers who don't know or care how their ratings affect your schedule/pay/life.
You know that 9/11 happened right in the middle of a big decline in the economy (dot com bubble)? Did you know that in 2019 the fed started new QE measures in order to prop up a failing economy? What if this was already going to happen and we're falsely assuming it's all covid? The post says it itself. The proliferation of alternative gig employment means a smaller labor pool for traditional retail/foodservice jobs. The pandemic happened while this was already going on, and then we all assume it started because of the pandemic.
This was always going to happen.
Of course it was always going to happen, but the pandemic certainly accelerated some things.
Idk, don’t a lot of those gig jobs suck but in a different way? I’m not sure that the existence of some ~$15/hr. precariat gig is enough to help people reclaim their crushed dignity.
Shit, even the better job will get undercut by the 30% increase in rent and gas prices.
The gig jobs definitely do suck, but they're not replacing full time jobs with benefits, they're replacing part time jobs with inconsistent scheduling. At least with gig jobs you have the semblance of autonomy by being able to set your own schedule and not having a shitty manager breathing down your neck.
Sure. Instead a handful of algorithms are your shitty manager breathing down your neck, and their mood is determined by an arbitrary rating system in the hands of customers who don't know or care how their ratings affect your schedule/pay/life.
Plus, a lot of gig work is essentially trading the value of your car for cash now.
Did delivery for SkipTheDishes for a couple years and my car was basically done at the end, yeah not worth it at all.
The tricky part is that it is worth it if you need to pay bills by the end of the week. But long term, yeah, you're not getting ahead.
Real catabolic collapse time.