I'm a concert rigger. My job is already a gig. I like it. I just got back from spending 3 months in mexico. Texted my boss "hey, I'm back in town", and he started putting me on shifts again.

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Flexibility is only useful if you already make a decent wage and don't have a megacorporation constantly trying to steal your wages and avoid local regulation so it can shit on your rights. Otherwise it's just an euphemism for being a treated like a disposable cog.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Idk dude, me and my coworkers seem to like it alright. It sounds like you're projecting some personal issues here

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Idk dude, me and my coworkers seem to like it alright. It sounds like you’re projecting some personal issues here

As opposed to you, who is projecting your enjoyment of a gig job that doesn't require you to pay money to be able to do your job with someone who does have to pay literally every time they try to work. I wonder if that, and the obvious differences in pay and work environment, would make a difference in how the two workers think about their jobs...

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It seems like a lot of Uber drivers, the ones we were talking about, don't like it, considering all the striking, unionizing, and lawsuits against Uber: https://jacobin.com/2023/01/new-york-city-uber-drivers-raise-strike-court-hearing

But please, do turn this into a "personal issue", and ignore the facts.