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

(annehelen.substack.com)
287 points moonka | 1 comments | 02 Apr 25 21:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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Spooky23 ◴[03 Apr 25 00:10 UTC] No.43563321[source]▶
Gig workers are casual labor. Like Dickens with less coal dust.
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1. brudgers ◴[03 Apr 25 01:05 UTC] No.43563599[source]▶
Casual labor frequently involves working alongside other casual laborers and/or regular employees and/or the person hiring the casual labor.

The gig economy is people working alone.