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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: 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. almosthere ◴[03 Apr 25 05:01 UTC] No.43564929[source]▶
Except when it isn't, like Peter Cancro of Jersey Mikes, who started making sandwiches and then bought it in 1975, and in 2024 sold it to Blackrock for $8B.

Or more here: https://www.businessinsider.com/ceos-started-entry-level-at-...

Now, not all people at Jack in the Box are destined to be the CEO, but they do have more opportunities than someone working DoorDash