Interesting read on one section of the gig economy

[mwiggenhorn]

Makes Upwork look really good in comparison.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/style/rev-transcription-workers-gig-economy.html?te=1&nl=evening-...

[mtngigi]

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Mary W wrote:

Makes Upwork look really good in comparison.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/style/rev-transcription-workers-gig-economy.html?te=1&nl=evening-...

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That was an interesting read.

[joywriter]

"As I may have mentioned in the past, 15 years ago I was an early employee of Upwork (formerly known as oDesk). Upwork is the largest marketplace for work-from-home jobs."

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"I founded Rev to solve problems I saw in Upwork’s business model. For customers, the problem was inconsistent quality. For freelancers, the problem was a constant need to apply to new jobs, and daily uncertainty over whether you’d be paid for the work you are doing."

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Well, it does, but it's also crazy to find out that the founder used to actually work for Upwork. 😮

Full article here: https://gizmodo.com/rev-ceo-we-got-a-few-things-wrong-1839871943