Gigged: The Gig Economy, the End of the Job and the Future of Work

Even helped employees with unpredictable schedules plan for the uneven income.

workers, and established practices for using apps as management.

Based on the pricing model data, BuzzFeed determined that gas, insurance, and other costs of doing business amounted to about 22% of full-time drivers’ gross pay in Denver, 24% in Houston, and 31% in Detroit.

Harry Campbell, who started a blog and podcast

am not poor. I am just … nobody.”

given customer demands for dirt-cheap service no matter what the cost to workers and the threat of misclassification lawsuits, companies weren’t likely to make.

idea—cooperatives—

Portable benefits are social insurance programs that aren’t tied to an employer but rather move with workers

Workers in the gig economy were disproportionately poor.