by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2026 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
The highest gas prices in the country are making it tougher for some gig drivers to make a living. Gas prices have shot up amid the war in the Middle East. On average, California gas prices are the most expensive in the United States, according to data from the...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers
App-based gig work is not the flexible, self-directed job it’s cracked up to be, according to a new report from the Community Service Society. The economic security-focused nonprofit’s annual survey captured a swath of hundreds of gig workers, who described...
by dankeelan | Apr 14, 2026 | Europe, Featured, Gig Workers
Every day, food-delivery workers cross Paris and Bordeaux in all weather, working long hours for pay well below France’s minimum wage. For most, this work provides their only source of income. A new survey of around 1,000 workers in France who deliver food for...
by dankeelan | Apr 7, 2026 | Gig Workers, Taxes, Tips
About 1 in 10 American workers are earning a living as a gig worker. That means they find their customers through Lyft, DoorDash, TaskRabbit and other digital platforms, or do another form of what the IRS and others call “on-demand work.” As a certified public...
by dankeelan | Mar 31, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Gig Workers
The food delivery service is now offering a new slate of short assignments that pay workers to photograph shelves, film chores and record conversations in exchange for cash, according to a press release. The new offering, called Tasks, lives both as a standalone app...
by dankeelan | Mar 24, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Gig Workers
DoorDash is starting to offer gigs beyond delivering food and other orders, the company said on Thursday. Dubbed DoorDash “tasks,” the gigs involve taking photos of store shelves to monitor what’s out-of-stock or helping a self-driving delivery...
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