Orders delivered sized by subtotal and my earnings in 2022 [OC]Submitted by Altruistic_Olives t3_zdclt8 in dataisbeautiful
Gimminy t1_iz5cpij wrote
Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in Orders delivered sized by subtotal and my earnings in 2022 [OC] by Altruistic_Olives
Cool. Here’s the difference. The gig economy is exploitative, he is literally being abused. He has no health insurance, no benefits, is applying no real skill of any kind, and he ends up making roughly six dollars an hour. That is one third of minimum wage where I am at. This necessitates that he works insane hours without any forward progress in his life. It is difficult to watch. The freedom is an illusion.
I would love it if he were to work at a bakery, walk dogs, or became yoga a instructor and taught a couple lessons at various studios as a contractor. At least then he would be learning a skill (not to mention he would be making at least three times as much per hour than he does currently).
I get it that some people just can’t handle normal employment. But there are so many other options that are both fulfilling and provide for the basic necessities of life, even outside the traditional employment context. The gig economy is shit and needs to be regulated. I refuse to use any of them.
AftyOfTheUK t1_iz5h141 wrote
>The gig economy is exploitative, he is literally being abused.
That's a strong statement. Got any proof of abuse? Some people like the gig economy because of the flexibility of hours, are they choosing to be abused?
>He has no health insurance, no benefits
Most contractors don't, either.
>is applying no real skill of any kind
Neither are most people working in retail.
>That is one third of minimum wage where I am at.
Yet he chooses to do it, instead of getting a minimum wage job.
>I would love it if he were to work at a bakery, walk dogs, or became yoga a instructor and taught a couple lessons at various studios as a contractor.
Other than (possibly) the bakery, none of those jobs would give him health insurance, or any benefits. Walking dogs is applying no real skill of any kind. Same for yoga instructor, I would argue.
>I get it that some people just can’t handle normal employment.
Exactly. When I was younger, the people who couldn't handle normal employment just didn't have any income of their own. They had no job, and were just a burden on those people around them, or on society. Now many of those people can work (long hours) and make enough money to scrape by. That's an improvement.
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