The gig economy celebrates working yourself to death
▻http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death #gig_economy #travail #prolétariat
The gig economy celebrates working yourself to death
▻http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death #gig_economy #travail #prolétariat
Perhaps, as Lyft suggests, Mary kept accepting riders while experiencing contractions because “she was still a week away from her due date,” or “she didn’t believe she was going into labor yet.” Or maybe Mary kept accepting riders because the gig economy has further normalized the circumstances in which earning an extra eleven dollars can feel more important than seeking out the urgent medical care that these quasi-employers do not sponsor. In the other version of Mary’s story, she’s an unprotected worker in precarious circumstances.