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It's 2025 and Numbers.app (Apple's Excel-type app) can't do a two-axis graph with a stacked column? Really?

Boo...

Well anyway, I guess if I want to see my weekly #DasherLife earnings vs. time this is the best I can do! I refuse to submit to Excel :D

I'll clean it up later… nothing really surprising here. Everything is grouped by week with the blue bar being the total earned for that week and the components of that total beside.
#GigWork #DoorDash #UberEats

I've been trying out doing double-duty delivery, Door Dash and Uber Eats, at the same time.

There are a number of problems.

1) In my small town, DD still rules, there just aren't the same number of UE. Long stretches of the night will go without a single UE order.

2) Juggling the two apps is possible, but you're left hoping that an order from DD is in the same direction as one from UE. They usually aren't.

3) Because of 2), you have to choose whether to pause or go offline, which (I think) impacts the algorithm and leads to fewer orders, or less valuable ones.

4) Customers really don't like (understandably) if they see you veering off route to another store (even when its an order on the same app!) so ratings are at even bigger risk if you don't make the timings.

5) UE seems to have far fewer tips, so overall, if it werent for the $15 "quests" of extra cash to complete an order the pay is not as good.

6) This is all more stressful.

Conclusion:

I think I'm just gonna stick to DD exclusively for now unless daily totals start going down or its a super slow night.

The phrase I'm stopping myself from saying most often..

"Why are prices so high?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why can't I get someone who speaks English when I call tech support?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is our national debt so ridiculous?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are people being laid off and their #jobs sent overseas?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why isn't it possible to have a #career any longer? Why is everything #GigWork?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why can't anyone afford #housing these days?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are all these homeless people camped in my city?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are #undocumented Mexican workers being hired instead of Americans?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why do we have such awful #PoliticalPolarization ?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why isn't the weather normal anymore?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why don't we give adequate care to our veterans?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are my medication prices so high?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is my healthcare so expensive, with so few doctors available in my area?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why do I pay $3.50 every time I withdraw cash from an ATM?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is #college #tuition so expensive?" - Because you vote #Republican (OK, also some other reasons, but heavily the Republican thing)

"Why are people giving me the stink eye in the grocery store?" - I think you know.

Australien: Amazon Flex kündigt Fahrer*innen

Amazon Flex hat Auslieferungsfahrer*innen gekündigt ohne Details zu ihren angeblichen Verstößen gegen die Firmenpolitik zu nennen, meldet die Basisgewerkschaft ASF-IAA.

Mohammad, ein ehemaliger Fahrer für Amazon-Flex [Gig-Work-Plattform zur Auftragsvermittlung für den #Lieferdienst #AmazonPrimeNow], hat seinen Lebensunterhalt verloren und kann seine Familie nicht mehr versorgen, weil Amazon behauptet, er habe „Paketauslieferungen falsch gehandhabt“. (...)

Mohammad hat seit etwa neun Monaten für #AmazonFlex als Auslieferungsfahrer gearbeitet. Nun wurde ihm gesagt, dass sein Zugangskonto ab sofort gesperrt werde, weshalb er keine weiteren Arbeitsaufträge mehr von der Firma bekommen kann. Er war am Boden zerstört, da er von Amazon als einzige Einkommensquelle anhängig geworden ist, um sich, seine Frau und 6 Kinder zu versorgen. In manchen Wochen hatte er bis zu 2.000 AUD [etwa 1.100 EUR] verdient, doch er berichtet, dass seit rund 5 Monaten seine Schichten gekürzt wurden:

"(...) sobald du abhängig von ihnen bist und verzweifelt jede angebotene Schicht übernimmst, dann kürzen sie dich auf durchschnittlich 3-4 Schichten pro Woche." (...)

anarchosyndikalismus.blackblog

A friend was talking about turning their hobby into a gig (ie 2nd job). They said, “Everyone says you have to love what you do but what does that even mean?”
For once, I had an answer. “Think of the last 12 things you did for fun. Now imagine that you could only do 3 of them because you are working during the other 9. If you are anywhere negative of truly content with that, think carefully before taking that step.”
They liked that answer, so I’m sharing.
#GigWork #Creators

Nach dem Vorbild von #Uber oder #Glovo melden sich Pflege- und Gesundheitsfachkräfte bei KI-gesteuerten Apps an, um temporäre Arbeit in Krankenhäusern, medizinischen Zentren und Haushalten zu finden.
In einer von #GigWork geprägten Wirtschaft reproduzieren sie viele der strukturellen Probleme, die auch andere KI-Branchen betreffen.

Diese Woche in #AutomatedSociety untersuchen wir, wie diese Plattformen in Europa an Bedeutung gewinnen. Abonniere jetzt den Newsletter: automatedsociety.algorithmwatc

Mirroring the dynamics of platforms like #Uber or #Glovo, nurses, healthcare professionals and daycare workers sign up to algorithm-managed apps that connect them to hospitals, medical centres and even households in need of temporary staff. Born into an economy shaped by #GigWork, these apps reproduce many of the same structural problems.

This week in #AutomatedSociety, we examine how these platforms are gaining traction in Europe. Subscribe to our newsletter now: automatedsociety.algorithmwatc

So far, having signed up on notedsource.io, my experience is... nothing. I signed up. There is no interaction. There are no opportunities or even interesting bits of content. It's possible I'm using it wrong, but my best guess is that someone had an idea for a "marketplace for academics to connect with employers for work beyond academia", then they got some VC funding, spent it all on developing the site and running a bunch of ads, and now: nothing.

They hoped a bunch of academics signing up on a site would make some kind of magic happen? IDK. I don't see any evidence of employers of any kind. There are facilities (apparently) for creating academic "networks" or "work groups" or something, but there are already sites that do a better job of that, so I don't personally see any need that #notedsource fills.

They did require a fuckton of personal data just to make a profile, though (which I'm apparently only "65% complete" with).

Does anyone have any info on notedsource.io? I've been spammed on LinkedIn, and I've gone through their site, sign-up, etc. and still can't figure out exactly what they do. I thought it was a place like upwork for academics, but so far it just seems like a startup trying to compete with #researchgate--a bunch of academics and nobody else. Not sure I understand how to use the service or what it's really for.

Any info is appreciated, because it's a little mysterious to me, right now.

Dashing stats for 2024. I tracked (for tax purposes) every Dash. Here's the final stats for the year (add about $20 pay adjustment I expect for this week):

Dashes: 222
Offers: 1840
Deliveries: 1971
Base Delivery Pay: $8562.52 + Peak Pay $129.00
Regulatory (BC Gov) Pay Adjustment since Sept 1: $836.04
Tips: $6,858.23
Overall Total before taxes: $16,385.79
Active Dashing Time on a Delivery: 435h 7m
Total Dashing Time (Active + Idle): 639h 4m
Total Kilometres Driven: 12,674.3km
Fuel Cost (99% Electricity): $272.74
Fuel + Insurance: $374.84
Average Hourly Wage on Dashing Time - Costs:
$23.95/hr
Average Hourly Wage on Active Time - Costs:
$37.09/hr
Average Base Pay per Delivery: $4.30
Average Tip per Delivery: $3.59

I haven't yet calculated what I expect to pay in taxes as it will depend on my primary employment, deductions, etc. I won't do that for a couple months.

#DoorDash #Stats #2ndJob #Spreadsheets #Taxes #Delivery #GigWork #GigEconomy
cc: @josie_osborne