by dankeelan | Jan 20, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers
Some independent contractors have come up with another way to make money using the apps: Selling access to those apps to other people, according to a new survey. Forty-five percent of gig workers surveyed by TransUnion said that they had either rented or sold access...
by dankeelan | Jan 13, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The American gig economy is at a strange crossroads. More workers than ever are turning to apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart to pay the bills, even as it becomes clearer that the promise of flexible, lucrative work was always more myth than reality for many....
by dankeelan | Dec 16, 2025 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
As we count down to the last days of the year, we are looking ahead to what may be one of the next big work trends of 2026: shift sulking. Read on to find out what it is, and what to know about it heading into the new year. “Shift sulking is the moment when hourly...
by dankeelan | Dec 9, 2025 | Australia, Gig Workers
Australian gig workers may soon receive significantly better pay and workplace protections after Uber Eats and DoorDash reached a landmark agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU). The companies jointly submitted a proposal to the Fair Work Commission...
by dankeelan | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured, Gig Workers
According to a poll of over 1,020 owners by parts company American Trucks, fully 70 percent of pickup owners said they’d begun using their vehicles for side hustles or gig work over the past year. Both demand for their services and the income truck owners generated...
by dankeelan | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
A new Goldman Sachs analysis found that platform-based gig work opportunities — which include major tech players like Uber (UBER), DoorDash (DASH), and Instacart (CART) — are holding up as traditional payroll growth cools. About 20% of people who lost pay, lost a job,...
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