Why Gig Workers Use Platforms: 60-Second Stories

Some compare app-based gig workers to entrepreneurs, a cherished class of workers responsible for creating jobs and value in the economy. But while gig workers may embody the creative, action-oriented business mindset of entrepreneurs, they’re still one-person teams dependent on app-based platforms to connect with clients. In this 60-Second Story, I answer the question of an anonymous gig worker on Reddit who asks, “Why not cut out the middleman?” 

We hope it better conveys the reasons we are so passionate about our Future of Work policy. The issues might not be simple, but solutions are necessary and will benefit so many who are working hard in the gig economy.

YouTube Short: Here’s the Issue with Cutting out the Middleman

About the author

Caden Rosenbaum

Caden Rosenbaum serves as the senior policy analyst leading the tech and innovation policy portfolio. As an attorney with experience analyzing laws and regulations, as well as advocating for substantive reform, his work contributed to the passage of the nation’s first portable benefit law, allowing companies to offer meaningful work-related benefits to gig workers in Utah. Caden’s diverse background in technology, innovation, and workforce policy includes many years working in Washington, DC alongside some of the country’s brightest minds at organizations like TechFreedom and the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University. Caden enjoys spending time with his wife, tending to his strawberry garden, and competing online in VR table tennis matches.

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