We'll have to agree to disagree, I guess. You are mostly talking about jobs that fit into a gig economy naturally. But other jobs devolve into low pay, often dangerous, sweatshops without unions.
Someone fired from an auto plant because their supervisor doesn't like them can't exactly go start up their own business. I'm not an autoworker, but I got fired on the whim of a supervisor, and I've never been able to get back into professional work. I'm not quite experienced enough to hang out a shingle as a consulting actuary on my own. So we sold our house and filed bankruptcy.
My husband got laid off because his supervisor decided the new employee was a little more useful. So between me as an actuary and him as an attorney, we'll probably be retiring to an "upscale" shed, AKA a tiny house. It may not have amenities like running water, it remains to be seen if we can afford that. And no, I'm not exaggerating.
By the way, most full time Uber drivers realize within a couple of years that they are making very little money once they subtract the depreciation, repair and maintenance expense on their cars. It <can> be a decent supplement to income for people with another job if they already have an Uber-ready car, but that's all.
We'll have to agree to disagree, I guess. You are mostly talking about jobs that fit into a gig economy naturally. But other jobs devolve into low pay, often dangerous, sweatshops without unions.
Someone fired from an auto plant because their supervisor doesn't like them can't exactly go start up their own business. I'm not an autoworker, but I got fired on the whim of a supervisor, and I've never been able to get back into professional work. I'm not quite experienced enough to hang out a shingle as a consulting actuary on my own. So we sold our house and filed bankruptcy.
My husband got laid off because his supervisor decided the new employee was a little more useful. So between me as an actuary and him as an attorney, we'll probably be retiring to an "upscale" shed, AKA a tiny house. It may not have amenities like running water, it remains to be seen if we can afford that. And no, I'm not exaggerating.
By the way, most full time Uber drivers realize within a couple of years that they are making very little money once they subtract the depreciation, repair and maintenance expense on their cars. It <can> be a decent supplement to income for people with another job if they already have an Uber-ready car, but that's all.