Hasn’t this always been the case? It’s great to make some pizza money, but if everyone is trying to make a living, it’s a fight.
Freelance and part time work has long existed, a value to both employee and employer. A chance to make some pizza money, a chance to make money when something else is your primary focus. A chance to fill a temporary need, be it a busy holiday or a specialized need.
But the shift is to contract out, making everyone competitors for the job, the winner taking the lowest salary. Lots of cars roaming around looking for that fare, one reason to limit the number of taxis.
I keep thinking of The Grapes of Wrath, the farmers printing endless cheap handbills, getting lots of workers so they can pick the crops fast, but no.living wage because the supply of labor exceeds the demand for it.
