Readit NewsAtavism commented on Terms of the Dune universe; excerpts from a reading by Frank Herbert usul.net/books/sounds.htm... · Posted by u/shawndumas
I wish there was a reading of Dune by him. He liked to talk about how he wrote it to sound like oral history and to build with a verbal momentum but I don't know how that would sound if read as an audiobook.
Atavism commented on Bill Could Destroy Uber's Unsustainable Business Model vice.com/en_us/article/zm... · Posted by u/howard941
What will it do to the taxi business model? In the US, traditionally, cab drivers are classified as contractors too, and they've also been suing companies in the last few years regarding this issue.
The taxi business model emerged relatively recently and was the inspiration for Uber’s. In all likelihood, there will be a reversion to the historical norm which actually operates more efficiently than taxi cabs (which believe it or not operate as or more efficiently than ride shares in many scenarios). But we will have to see. Anything is possible because of how many billions are at stake.
Atavism commented on Bill Could Destroy Uber's Unsustainable Business Model vice.com/en_us/article/zm... · Posted by u/howard941
Hey I’m the author of this piece, let me know if you all have any specific questions about AB5, the ABC test, and this gig economy business model!
Atavism commented on Bill Could Destroy Uber's Unsustainable Business Model vice.com/en_us/article/zm... · Posted by u/Atavism
Regardless of what you think of the bill, that's a bogus test. I may want a guy to come do a contract job for me on certain hours according to a certain spec and meeting certain compliance standards. Maybe these aren't even my restrictions, but those of a client. I might need some one for a specific job who I don't generally, so I get a contractor. He still has less control over how he does his work.
On the other hand, I have had bosses who don't care if or when I come in, so long as I get the work done. I have also had those who want me in a desk, nine-to-five.
It's a bogus test, and like so many other things governments do, will cause a long-term problem for a short-term gain. Politicians spend more time touting their bill than they do considering and mitigating its actions.
The bill does account for that which is why classes of contractors have been able to win exceptions for it. The test is not an end-all for independent contractors, but I think the test is pretty good as, for example, if you work in one of those Turk platforms for Amazon/Facebook the work you do is considered contracting but to actually make money you HAVE to do 40+ hours and are given very few options about what type of work you can do (do you want to look at child porn or do you want to moderate hate speech or do you want to do these other family of tasks which are not as rewarding but less taxing psychologically). In your case, I think you're misunderstanding the control of work. He's not gonna rearrange his life schedule for the work, nor will he be forced to live in your house nor will he make any major outside of work changes. Less control refers to algorithmic bosses that in the name of a flexible work schedule end up rearranging your whole day-to-day schedule.