ITT we are workers in the gig economy

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A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

I doordash here and there for extra cash, nice to be able to click in deliver some food and clock out. Anyone here drive for Uber or Lyft? I wonder what other industries will emerge into the market in the near future.

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 13:26

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

*sleeps in car*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 04:59

A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

*eats McDonald�s $1 cheeseburger*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:00

Resting Lich Face: Feb 21, 2019; This case of an intraperitoneal zucchini is unusual, and does raise questions as to how hard one has to push a blunt vegetable to perforate the rectum.

AOCs Pink Pearl posted:

*eats McDonald�s $1 cheeseburger*

Calm down Rockefeller; some of us work for a living.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:00

Rutibex: Sep 9, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

i'm a professional poster. i mostly get contracts from Blizzard Entertainment, the NBA, Kraft foods, and the Chinese Communist Party. $0.15 per post, with a bonus of $0.01 per engagement

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:01

Resting Lich Face: Feb 21, 2019; This case of an intraperitoneal zucchini is unusual, and does raise questions as to how hard one has to push a blunt vegetable to perforate the rectum.

Rutibex posted:

i'm a professional poster. i mostly get contracts from Blizzard Entertainment, the NBA, Kraft foods, and the Chinese Communist Party. $0.15 per post, with a bonus of $0.01 per engagement

Have a penny on me my good man.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:03

Rutibex: Sep 9, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Resting Lich Face posted:

Have a penny on me my good man.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:04

Blurry Gray Thing: Jun 3, 2009

Rutibex posted:

i'm a professional poster. i mostly get contracts from Blizzard Entertainment ... and the Chinese Communist Party

But you repeat yourself.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:10

Truck Stop Stall: Jul 11, 2006

*writes a fake review of a doctors office in a city 1000s of miles away*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:18

Crypto Cobain: Jun 17, 2018; by Reene

*shits in a plastic bag and leaves it in the parking lot*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:21

Blurry Gray Thing: Jun 3, 2009

*Survives another day on a few stray fries and a little bit of cheese scraped off the edge of the burgers*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 05:26

Mr. Dick: Aug 9, 2019; by Cyrano4747

*Generates negative income due to maintenance and depreciation on car used for Uber service.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 06:11

A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

*curb checks my alloys*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 06:15

Previa_fun: Nov 10, 2004

Mr. Dick posted:

*Generates negative income due to maintenance and depreciation on car used for Uber service.

If I work 22 hours a day I'm making like, 18 dollars an hour. I mean, except fuel. And food. Also a passenger complained my brakes are making a grinding noise and now I can't drive anymore oops

# ? Nov 23, 2019 06:40

ClamdestineBoyster: Aug 15, 2015; Can't post for 10 years!

Women�s shoe shine station. :j:

# ? Nov 23, 2019 06:46

Sjs00: Jun 29, 2013; Yeah Baby Yeah !

I should just beg that's probably more lucrative

# ? Nov 23, 2019 06:57

blatman: May 10, 2009; 14 inc dont mez

OP just build alien detectors for crazy people like a normal adult

Made-to-order alien communication devices are good too just make it look like a ham radio with a few superfluous vacuum tubes and an antenna that isn't connected as long as it generates static when it's turned on you can get a few grand for those

# ? Nov 23, 2019 07:42

Grevling: Dec 18, 2016

This is very normal and I can't really imagine anything else.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 07:51

RedDevil: Jul 29, 2006; SHO NUFF

$3 for a 16 mile delivery in heavy traffic taking 45 minutes... not bad.

The food will be right out. One minute. Just a moment. Let me go check. Can I help you? We don't have sirloins. We don't have that. We don't have that either.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 08:22

Former DILF: Jul 13, 2017

that's a hell of a name OP

# ? Nov 23, 2019 08:24

down n out: Sep 16, 2008; Nap Ghost

*22 grand Prius loan and 0 healthcare coverage looming in the background*

I work when I want, how I want!

# ? Nov 23, 2019 12:33

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

*rubs antlers on a tree to remove the velvet and strengthen my shoulder muscles*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 12:45

A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

HugeGrossBurrito posted:

*rubs antlers on a tree to remove the velvet and strengthen my shoulder muscles*

This ain�t the deer thread

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:15

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

AOCs Pink Pearl posted:

This ain�t the deer thread

You are obviously unfamiliar with my new app reindr

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:17

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

blatman posted:

OP just build alien detectors for crazy people like a normal adult

Made-to-order alien communication devices are good too just make it look like a ham radio with a few superfluous vacuum tubes and an antenna that isn't connected as long as it generates static when it's turned on you can get a few grand for those

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# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:19

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

So are people who drive for Uber full-time just expected to accept they'll never have health insurance, or what? Is there some gig worker-specific plan out there?

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:21

An Ounce of Gold: Jul 13, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Inside and outside of this thread I am a freelance writer and animator that does the gig economy thing (mostly from Upwork). It's sometimes stressful but always rewarding in the end (like 90% of the time).

I am currently animating a fake 90s cartoon intro for some people that are making a short film for some reason or another (I usually don't ask!).

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:23

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

how many tentacles are involved

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:24

An Ounce of Gold: Jul 13, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

None, which is the weird part considering part of my demo reel has an Alien Tentacle King on top of a skyscraper.

As matter of fact, none of my clients so far wanted tentacles. What's up with these people...

For the drivers in the thread, same question

how many tentacles are involved?

# ? Nov 23, 2019 14:33

down n out: Sep 16, 2008; Nap Ghost

*oohs at the specialists getting gig jobs*
*aahs at experts snapping up the remaining temp work*

Shoulda been born 10 years ago huh?

# ? Nov 23, 2019 15:22

dead prez: Sep 22, 2019; Everytime I look around, I see
So much drama goin down
Everytime I look around, I see
So much fakeness goin down

i just got tipped in cans of beer, isnt life grand

# ? Nov 23, 2019 16:27

Nefarious 2.0: Apr 22, 2008; Offense is overrated anyway.

*pees on a tree, thereby marking it as my territory*

# ? Nov 23, 2019 16:28

Crypto Cobain: Jun 17, 2018; by Reene

Snow Cone Capone posted:

So are people who drive for Uber full-time just expected to accept they'll never have health insurance, or what?

lol

quote:

Is there some gig worker-specific plan out there?

LOL

Sometimes some people can get health insurance for $500 / month. But those people can't afford that.

# ? Nov 23, 2019 16:59

Bust Rodd: Oct 21, 2008; by VideoGames

Gig culture means being openly distrustful of anyone who says they like their health insurance

# ? Nov 23, 2019 17:04

zaepg: Dec 25, 2008; by sebmojo

It's not bad as a side job source of income??

# ? Nov 23, 2019 17:08

dead prez: Sep 22, 2019; Everytime I look around, I see
So much drama goin down
Everytime I look around, I see
So much fakeness goin down

unless you're already doing your passion for your main job and it doesn't pay enough idk why you'd be a driver. driving is main job bullshit. i know a lot more ppl who do some job as their main and their passion is their side. maybe thats a sad commentary haha

# ? Nov 23, 2019 17:13

Taintrunner: Apr 10, 2017; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Snow Cone Capone posted:

So are people who drive for Uber full-time just expected to accept they'll never have health insurance, or what? Is there some gig worker-specific plan out there?

The "gig economy" is a long-term effort by the wealthy to eliminate labor laws, so uh...nope!

# ? Nov 23, 2019 17:14