The delivery of food or taking another concert work could be a helping help for workers worried about losing their jobs in a potential recession.
But to earn significant money thanks to the concert economy may not be so easy, with average income and competition between workers in concert above what it was not a few years ago.
“This is not worth the money,” Business Insider a Colorado pilot that has been working on carpooling applications since 2019.
Concert works have provided a source of income for many workers in previous slowdowns. Applications like Uber and Instacart started and recruited many independent entrepreneurs in the years that followed the 2008 financial crisis, for example.
And while the first months of the coronavirus pandemic cancel many parts of the economy, certain forms of work on concerts, in particular delivery, have become means to earn money.
This time, if an economic slowdown happens, things could be different, Gig workers said.
During his first year on Uber, the Colorado driver made around $ 66,000 in raw profits, according to the documents observed by Bi. In 2024, she won half as much despite a similar number of hours. The driver asked not to be appointed to this story, quoting concerns to deactivate his accounts.
Today, the driver said that she was looking for alternatives to concert work, in particular by applying for full -time jobs and saving money to open a catering truck.
Many carpooling drivers must cover their own expenses, from gas to cars – costs that have increased in recent years through inflation, said the driver, making many of the trips offered to him by less profitable applications.
These days, its most profitable rides come in bad weather, when many drivers stay at home. “We are doing more when it snows,” said the driver.
In many cities, being approved to go shopping or driving for a carpooling service can take weeks or months.
A worker of the concert in the state of Washington told Bi that she had registered to deliver for Instacart about a year ago and is still awaiting access. “During the pandemic, many people rushed to register on Instacart,” said the worker. “I think I’m just stuck behind it all.”
Instacart has recognized waiting times. “Our supply as a buyer is very healthy,” said CEO Fiji Simo when calling in February. “In fact, we continue to have a waiting list in most cities.”
Today, concert work in other industries can be more easily available, such as being paid to queue for concert tickets, restaurant reservations or the new hot product of a celebrity.
Robert Padron, chief of people and experience officer at Arise, who offers a call center and other customer service concert workers to businesses, said his business continues to hire concert workers.
Concert workers who work for Arise can choose to manage customer service requests for a variety of companies, said Padron.
“If a customer does not need human capital today, there can be 15 others,” said Padron.
It is different from many applications for delivery of concerts and titles, where “the only thing to do is to drive to Uber or go shopping for Instacart”, he added.
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