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

(annehelen.substack.com)
287 points moonka | 2 comments | 02 Apr 25 21:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.472s | 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. brudgers ◴[03 Apr 25 01:11 UTC] No.43563630[source]▶
build a resume

And establish work relationships with other people who can help with future job hunting.

The Uber app doesn’t have an HR department.

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2. prawn ◴[03 Apr 25 03:37 UTC] No.43564440[source]▶
Not to mention casual employees at least get some sort of social aspect from their work life. (A slight variation on the networking you mentioned.) Most of my friends, I have through past work environments like shared offices, etc. That would be near-impossible as a gig worker.