Yeah, the only reason “gig economy” workers exist is so companies can use clever lawyer buzz words to exploit workers. We already have delivery drivers, we already had cab drivers, we already had hotels and rental homes, etc etc.
But suddenly we have “disruptive” gig bull shit, because now its a “ride share” to avoid cab rules. The delivery person works for another company and is a weird psudo contracter because McDonalds isn’t going to pay delivery drivers to have downtime, etc etc.
Its ultimately just a way get around regular employment laws and exploit people to the max. Its stupid and its why at least for my part, I have not and will not every use these services.
Enter the tech-bro, app in hand. The tech-bro’s most absurd (and successful) ruse is “it’s not a crime, I did it with an app.” As in “it’s not money-laundering, I did it with an app.” Or “it’s not a privacy violation, I did it with an app.” Or “it’s not securities fraud, I did it with an app.” Or “it’s not price-gouging, I did it with an app,” or, importantly, "it’s not a labor-law violation, I did it with an app.
Yeah, the only reason “gig economy” workers exist is so companies can use clever lawyer buzz words to exploit workers. We already have delivery drivers, we already had cab drivers, we already had hotels and rental homes, etc etc.
But suddenly we have “disruptive” gig bull shit, because now its a “ride share” to avoid cab rules. The delivery person works for another company and is a weird psudo contracter because McDonalds isn’t going to pay delivery drivers to have downtime, etc etc.
Its ultimately just a way get around regular employment laws and exploit people to the max. Its stupid and its why at least for my part, I have not and will not every use these services.
Or in the words of Cory Doctorow:
https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/18/loose-flapping-ends/
I had no idea this was going on in the medical industry and also what the every loving fuck.