by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2022 | Gig Workers
More than two years of a pandemic economy have resulted in a paradigm shift between worker and employer. As we come to terms with this next evolution of capitalism, one undeniable change is the move from traditional to transient employment schemes. Workers have...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2022 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Americans have embraced the return to normal — traveling, eating out, and seeing movies. But when it comes to work, many have tried something different: saying goodbye to a conventional 9-to-5. The alternatives? Starting a...
by dankeelan | Aug 23, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Leadership
The freelance (or gig) economy is here to stay. There are a growing number of people who think their work is undervalued and are willing to piecemeal their work to various companies in the form of short-term contractual labor in order to meet the compensation they...
by dankeelan | Aug 23, 2022 | Gig Workers, Pay
Working gigs is a perfectly acceptable way to earn a living, and more and more people are realizing it. Currently, the U.S. has around 70 million gig workers, a number that is expected to steadily increase to over 90 million by 2028, according to Statista. To learn...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
DoorDash and Lyft are the latest companies to show just how much they’re benefitting from sustained consumer demand. Driving the news: Couriers for DoorDash delivered 426 million orders in the second quarter — an all-time high — the company...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
Dallas-based Debbie Welker quit working as a delivery driver for Shipt and Instacart earlier this year because gas prices were cutting too deeply into her earnings. She would work 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week to make around $1,200, but then would have to use...
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