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Gig Work
December 7, 2022
Rhoda Feng
The Gamification of Everything Is No Fun
Adrian Hon’s book “You’ve Been Played” warns against the abuses of game logic in work and politics.
August 23, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The Battle Over the Future of Gig Work Isn’t Even Close to Finished
Workers won an important decision in a California court, but with companies like Uber and Lyft vowing to fight it, the war over Prop 22 and copycat legislation has only just begun.
May 14, 2021
Katherine Lucky
The Endless Work of Trying to Win Yourself a New Life
Inside the world of sweepers—committed competitors trying to game the system or maybe just win a lifetime supply of Gatorade.
April 30, 2021
Luis Feliz Leon
The Labor Battle for the Right to Pee
App delivery workers for DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, and other tech giants are fighting for a living wage, employment status, and the simple right to pee in privacy.
January 27, 2021
Marie Solis
The Age of the Disappearing Boss
From open office plans to gig work cons and fast-food franchises, the question of who’s actually in charge has been intentionally obscured.
April 8, 2020
Andrew Schwartz
Gig-Working Through the Apocalypse
The app-based economy was already a race to the bottom. The pandemic raises the question of how much lower things can go.
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