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Are people bad at their jobs or are the jobs just bad?

(annehelen.substack.com)
287 points moonka | 3 comments | 02 Apr 25 21:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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brudgers ◴[02 Apr 25 22:59 UTC] No.43562767[source]▶
The gig economy is way worse than the author describes.

Gig workers can't advance with the companies they work for.

Gig workers can't build a network with their coworkers because they don't have coworkers...and there's a good chance that they are competing for work with other people working for the same company.

There are dead end day jobs, and then there is gig work.

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zeroCalories ◴[02 Apr 25 23:21 UTC] No.43562954[source]▶
This isn't too different from most low-skill jobs. Most people don't aspire to be assistant manager at McDonalds, they do it for a while, build a resume, then move.
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1. kayodelycaon ◴[02 Apr 25 23:48 UTC] No.43563173[source]▶
It’s vastly different.

Gig workers are literally disposable robots. You’re part of a computer program. There is no human relationship. At least a McDonald’s worker can talk to their manager.

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2. brudgers ◴[03 Apr 25 01:12 UTC] No.43563639[source]▶
Hence the original gig economy job was called “mechanical turk.”
3. Ekaros ◴[03 Apr 25 06:01 UTC] No.43565329[source]▶
And maybe even become manager in some relatively small number of years. And then move to some other industry. Not that most of them do, but there is at least some career progression.