Despite the coronavirus pandemic negatively transforming the world in terms of the economy, it has given rise to many new innovations. Despite the pandemic putting many businesses under pressure, especially with worldwide shutdowns and lockdowns, this has led to accelerated digitalization of the workplace. And, this is all thanks to the development of more efficient, […]
In the category of low-down-dirty jobs, a new player has entered the gig economy workforce. New company Civvl launched to nearly universal negative reactions online. The job? Independent gig workers work for landlords and banks to kick delinquent renters out of their homes. Civvl’s Plan for Freelance Evictions? Acting as a Bad News Middleman With […]
With the lack of circulation of cash during the coronavirus, many businesses around the world have posted notices asking for customers to use either exact change or credit cards. Because we’re stuck at home, we aren’t spending our nickels, dimes, and pennies at restaurants, shops, toll booths, and parking meters, the country is seeing a […]
Stuck at home with nothing to do but snack and daydream, we’re all ordering deliveries. With those to-go containers of comforting pasta dishes, the boxes of Amazon goodies, and the new home office furniture comes a lot of packaging and single-use disposable garbage. Our cleaning habits have ramped up, too, in the face of fighting […]
You soon might have trouble getting dinner delivered in California. The fight over workers’ rights has finally come to the gig economy and despite new laws, court cases, and a billion-dollar marketing campaign rivaling a presidential run, the battle is far from over. In the past few years, California has been visibly leading the charge […]
Before workplaces went remote, you might have relied on bagel breakfasts or free lunches as an essential job perk that kept you fueled and ready to work long hours. Now that many of us work from home, it’s tricky to get the same motivation out of raiding our own fridges for some leftovers. Enter: Freshly […]