b) Its existence will trigger a “race to the bottom” that threatens all workers.
c) Gig work is not very important to casual gig workers, so taking it away would not harm them.
d) Taking away gig work will prompt gig workers to find real jobs which are better for them, anyway.
Low margin employers like Walmart and Amazon ruthlessly squeeze efficiency from
their employees to ensure productivity > cost for every shift. The could not do otherwise - such are the economics of a low margin business. The gig economy offers the option of working “inefficiently,” and some people value that enough to trade off compensation for it. Maybe the gig economy companies could operate like Walmart, but the point is people are choosing gig work over Walmart for a reason.
a) The gig economy is viscerally disgusting.
b) Its existence will trigger a “race to the bottom” that threatens all workers.
c) Gig work is not very important to casual gig workers, so taking it away would not harm them.
d) Taking away gig work will prompt gig workers to find real jobs which are better for them, anyway.
Low margin employers like Walmart and Amazon ruthlessly squeeze efficiency from their employees to ensure productivity > cost for every shift. The could not do otherwise - such are the economics of a low margin business. The gig economy offers the option of working “inefficiently,” and some people value that enough to trade off compensation for it. Maybe the gig economy companies could operate like Walmart, but the point is people are choosing gig work over Walmart for a reason.