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Originally Posted by de captain
Don't businesses have a problem w/ hiring on new employees even for a day? Isn't hiring a new employee for a day of work more effort and liability than it's worth?
No, in fact it's the business world that's seeding these things because they want it. It's cheaper for them to use this kind of work force (even with the commission), it's also easier because they plug on demand shifts that arise due to staffing issues. Stuff like setting up a concert for example, once you've unloaded a sound truck you've unloaded them all. Same for dish washing, bussing tables, you name it.
There are 4-5 pain points on this, and quality control on both the business side and the employee side does exist. But the right ratings system ultimately wins that battle. Like upwork.com really. You can go with the guy who has proven himself and chargers $20 per, or take a stab at the $12 guy. But people are for sure looking for that outsourced work via an app, and this is just another sector startups are in a race to fill.