"In late October, Ashley Johnson, a single mom and seasoned gig worker in a quiet Seattle suburb, tweeted about the decline of lucrative work on Shipt, the Target-owned grocery delivery app."
"An hour after tweeting, Johnson received an email from Shipt telling her that she had been “deactivated” and was not “eligible to reapply” for her job, according to an email reviewed by Motherboard. The letter provided no explanation for her removal from the app. (On gig economy apps like Uber and the like, “deactivation” is the same thing as getting fired.)"
Not sure why this was down-voted, but this has been one of my concerns about ever moving to CA in the first place--I wouldn't want to be stalked by this predatory creature for the rest of my life. (And have already experienced this to a lesser degree with a couple of other-coast states.)
Why does every disgruntled user/client/restaurant-goer feel the need to start a movement?
Is it something about this generation, that must constantly have its feelings validated by others?
If you already failed to heed others who never used the site, or quit it long ago, does that say something about your character, that you would want others to do now, what you hadn't done before?
I'm always curious about this, too. For anyone who's gone this route (as described in saluki's response), how long have you been able to put off business formation?
The concern I've always had is, what happens if you get some corporate customers, and they ask "Who is Johnny Blades, and why is he billing us $99 a month?"
For those who've encountered this situation (and aren't just speculating), were there any problems?
Thanks, for me $3k's a barrier not worth crossing (excepting FAANG-level remuneration?), and that seems workable considering the salary difference I see there.
Thanks, that's the sort of front line perspective I'm seeking!
Car no, clean clothes yes. (The laundromat's much less convenient and enjoyable.)
I do know a lot of the SF housing stock isn't that great, just from looking--bad kitchens and old furnishings, because "they" know they can get away with it. (And you can bet they'd never live like that themselves: it's upgrades all the way.)