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1. Martian Venator (martianvenator@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 08:33:48 JST Martian Venator
   The gig economy appears to be in freefall.
   
   >In March 2022, news broke that Quicko, which promised deliveries within two hours, had gone under.
   
   >Just two months later, Send — which promised to deliver groceries in under 15 minutes — had collapsed, putting 300 jobs across Sydney and Melbourne at risk.
   
   >In July, Delivr — a Victorian food delivery company that styled itself as a rival to UberEats and Deliveroo — also folded, with 200 jobs lost.
   
   >Then, in November, fellow online grocery delivery start-up Voly appeared to abruptly shut down, leaving customers trying to place orders completely in the dark.
   
   >The same month, meal delivery company Deliveroo also collapsed into administration, leaving 15,000 delivery riders high and dry along with the thousands of restaurants that relied on them to deliver orders to customers.
   
   >Another delivery giant, DoorDash, laid off seven per cent of its workforce – which impacted 1250 jobs – in December.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 08:34:09 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

     in reply to

     @martianvenator “jobs”

     Still infuriates me how “contractor working by the minute” is conflated with anything like an old school employee.

   • :nv: Eddie Fucksaw :nv: (chainsaw_appreciator@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 08:36:37 JST :nv: Eddie Fucksaw :nv:

     in reply to
     @martianvenator Gig economy lmao
     >It's like delivery but you roll the dice and if you lose the guy eats your food
     >It's like a taxi but you roll the dice and if you lose you get raped at gunpoint in the backseat
     >It's like a hotel but twice as expensive and you're actually just sleeping in Jerry the Boomer's spare cuck shed
     >Don't forget the tip, city tax and service fees lmao
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